Third-party keyboard apps not supported?

jmb679
jmb679
Community Member
in iOS

I installed a third-party keyboard app, a numeric keypad for easy entry of numbers. But, I can't launch this app from within 1PW for iOS. Is this a bug?

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  • Ben
    Ben

    Hi @jmb679

    Thanks for taking the time to write in. Not a bug, no. Working as intended. :) 3rd party keyboards could potentially record everything you type, and do whatever with that information. So by default we disable them within 1Password for security reasons. You can (not recommended) turn them back on in 1Password > Settings > Advanced > Allow Custom Keyboards.

    Please note that even with this setting enabled 3rd party keyboards are disallowed in password fields by iOS (not something we can change).

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

    Ben

  • prime
    prime
    Community Member
    edited March 2017

    I know his is an Andoid link, but this can easily happen on iOS. I tried a few 3rd party keyboards for my iPhone and of them want full access, and that's not a good idea at all.

    http://thehackernews.com/2013/03/android-swiftkey-keyboard-turned-into.html?m=1

  • Ben
    Ben

    Thanks for sharing, @prime. :)

    Ben

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