Autofill passwords for iOS apps

gerardrj

I know in the past this wasn't possible, but I thought I'd check again to see if anything has changed. Is it possible for 1Password to fill in UserIDs and Passwords for iOS apps? It works well in Safari for iOS now, but was curious about apps as well.

Thanks.

MikeT

Hi @gerardrj,

It is possible on iOS 8 if the app supports the 1Password's third party app extension. You can see a list of apps that already supports 1Password here: http://blog.agilebits.com/1password-apps/

The app needs to be modified to include 1Password's extension here: https://github.com/AgileBits/onepassword-app-extension/

However, without the explicit 1Password extension support, it will not be possible to auto-fill other apps because of the built-in sandboxing security system in iOS, which is not going to change in the near future. An app cannot see another app on the same device, it's a preventive measure for security reasons.

What's different in iOS 8 is that you can pass data securely via extensions but that's not bypassing the sandboxing system at all. iOS is still in full control of the data passage and the extensions run in its own sandboxed process. None of the apps are aware of each other, they merely passes data through.

gerardrj

Great...thanks for the explanation. Appreciate it.

Ben

On behalf of Mike, you are very welcome. :)