Feature Request: Numerical keyboard switch for master password

Aramir

For those who have their master password set to numbers only, an option to switch to numerical keyboard would be great.

By "numerical" I mean the one that looks similar to phone keyboard, but not the one used for system's PIN. This one used, for example, to enter phone numbers in Contacts app. Many applications have an option to switch between numerical/alphanumerical for codes/passwords entry and remember the selection between launches.

(And yes, I know about PIN option, which gives similar result, but prefer not no use it.)

Stephen_C

I'm not sure how many people would use simply a numerical master password. I certainly wouldn't—just because I'd find it much harder to remember a really strong random numerical master password than I would to remember something like a Diceware phrase. If you haven't read it already have a look at this knowledge base copy of a blog post called "Towards Better Master Passwords".

Edit: I don't work for AgileBits so these are merely my personal views.

Stephen

Aramir

This is really a matter of preference, habit and one's personal approach to security.

But I think that users who do use numeric passwords would certainly prefer to use the numeric keyboard to enter those. In any case it would be nice to have that option.

By the way - is this the right place to submit feature requests or is it better to email developers (or use some issue tracker)?

Stephen_C

By the way - is this the right place to submit feature requests or is it better to email developers (or use some issue tracker)?

By all means submit them here: it's the best place. I agree that the choice of master password is personal preference. I didn't intend to be critical, but only to give another perspective. :)

Stephen

Aramir

Great, thank you!

How often do the new versions for 1password usually come out?

Stephen_C

How often do the new versions for 1password usually come out?

"Randomly but regularly" is the best reply I can give! There's no fixed schedule. They're just released when they're ready (and, of course, once they're approved by Apple).

Stephen

Drew_AG

Hi @Aramir,

Thanks for your feedback about this! I hope the information from Stephen was helpful, and I can certainly send your request to our developers. If you need anything else, we're here for you! :)

Aramir

Thanks! Great software, by the way, keep up the good work!

Drew_AG

Thanks for the kind words @Aramir, we really appreciate it! :smiley: