Mobile Apple devices often ask for Apple ID password and block everything else, so access to 1Passwo

christian_kogler
christian_kogler
Community Member
in iOS

Mobile Apple devices often ask for Apple ID password and block everything else, so access to 1Password is not possible. This is really annoying sometimes, because I cannot do the copy and past option then. Any ideas?

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  • danco
    danco
    Volunteer Moderator

    I don't know about this particular problem, but here's one way to deal with it. I expect there is a better solution.

    If you create a password for your Apple ID using 1PW Password Generator in the Words option,, you should get a password that is secure and also easy to remember.

    In general many of us reckon that 1PW is not actually ONE password, as we find (or found) it useful to have memorable passwords for Dropbox and AppleID as we as the 1PW master password.

  • Ben
    Ben

    Hi @christian_kogler

    There are a couple ways to approach this, but unfortunately it isn't really an issue that 1Password can "solve." We have no way to circumvent the fact that Apple is requiring your Apple ID password, or to fill your Apple ID password in for you.

    As danco mentioned one possible solution is to use a word based passphrase and memorize it. Of course you don't have to use a word based password to do this, but most folks find that kind of password much easier to memorize.

    Alternatively you could look up your Apple ID password on another 1Password enabled device (or the 1Password.com web interface if you have a 1Password membership subscription). This of course requires having access to a second device, which may not always be practical.

    I hope that helps. Should you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to ask.

    Ben

  • christian_kogler
    christian_kogler
    Community Member

    Hi, thanks, but that doesn't really help. I don't want having to memorise passwords. There enough other things I have to memorise in my job! That's what I have 1Password for, don't I? Can't you do a bit of lobbying with Apple? If this password require wouldn't block everything else, I could go into 1Password and copy it.

  • Ben
    Ben
    edited March 2017

    Hi, thanks, but that doesn't really help. I don't want having to memorise passwords. There enough other things I have to memorise in my job!

    I understand. But two (1Password Master Password and Apple ID password) is a lot better than memorizing a whole list of them, right? :)

    Can't you do a bit of lobbying with Apple?

    We'd love to see Apple change this, and we're happy to pass the suggestion along to them ourselves, but you can do so as well:

    Feedback - iPhone - Apple

    While I'm sure Apple values feedback from developers, they certainly also value feedback from other customers.

    If this password require wouldn't block everything else, I could go into 1Password and copy it.

    Agreed; it is frustrating. Personally I almost always have access to at least two devices at any given time (iPhone + Mac, iPhone + iPad, Mac + iPad, etc etc), but I've also memorized my Apple ID password... just in case.

    I'm sorry there isn't more we can do from a development perspective. iOS just isn't very flexible in this regard.

    Ben

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