Can't select words in Notes after 5.2 upgrade

Yes, this seems to apply not only to secure notes but to any note fields in 1P 5.2 for iOS. You can select only the entire field for copying (unless, as you say, you're editing). It's not a problem for me but I can see it might be for others. It looks as if it's a conscious design decision but let's wait to hear from someone from AgileBits.

Stephen

Hello,
When logging in to certain sites while using 1Browser I'm required to answer security questions. For these security questions I randomly generate passwords for the answer to make it more secure. I add these security questions with the applicable "answers" in the notes section of the login. However, when I click in the notes section to copy and paste one of the security question "answers," it will only let me copy the entire section (which is about 9 lines long). About 3 weeks ago I didn't have this issue. I'm using an Ipad 2 with iOS 8. Please help because this is frustrating.

Thank you and yes I'm using 1P 5.2. That's exactly my problem. Hopefully my explanation of how I use that section will help @MrRooni. I really would hate not being able to select individual words. I use it daily.

Thanks @Megan, that's a great tip. I just jumped on my iPad to check it out and am feeling like an even bigger goof. I don't see where there is an option to create a custom field on the iOS version. Is it something I have to do from my Mac?

@Megan‌ I see it. Awesome! I really appreciate your help. You made my day.

Tip does not work for iPhone. Notes unusable. Cannot scroll to select a word or words. Please fix at best possible speed. This is a deal breaker for most of my use of 5.2 on iPhone. Love 1Password but cannot stay with it if this is not fixed soon.

The new notes selection behavior makes the app nearly unusable for me. I'm a consultant with dozens of clients. I keep a secure note for each client with their usernames, passcodes, etc, etc. Wouldn't be practical to use password items and custom fields - the old secure notes worked perfectly. Please bring old behavior back so I can keep using 1Password!

@MrRooni @Megan @bwoodruff I've had a chance to go through my logins since Megan first helped me and I have to agree with these later posts that it ends up feeling more like a burden. Using the notes section was so much easier for putting information in and copying and pasting out. I would really like for the agile bits team to reconsider the very conscious direction taken.

Hi,

I have gone through Registering for the Discussion Board, so that we can increase the support for re-deciding the Design Decision to not allow the Secure Notes to be editted, rather than only allowing them to be 1) Copy the Secure Notes into unsecure iOS Notes, and then use that to select specific words 2) Delete the iOS Note . . . . . . .. . .. . and not be able to modify any text BEFORE v5.2 came out.

. . . l have yet to figure out how to navigate to the middle part of a Note, and then edit text . . . .. is it 1) Copy the entire note to unsecure iOS Notes 2) Make the change 3) Copy and paste the text back 4) Delete unsecure iOS Note?

I have recommended 1Password to a number of family and friends, and recent recommendations have ended up asking why you are not able to edit a Secure Note like a iOS Note. I have been a 1Password user for quite some time, but l am currently considering migrating to another application.

When is this Design Feature going to be corrected?

Sounds like you're already well on top of this but I'd still like to add my voice because I only just discovered yesterday that I'm no longer able to edit one of my lengthier secure notes. It's one in which I keep important work-related passwords and other info and I've never had a problem editing it on my iphone until v.5.2. As things currently stand, I can select and copy the entire note only.......or, I can click 'edit' AND ONLY GET ACCESS TO A VERY SMALL SECTION OF THE ENTIRE NOTE. I can't scroll up to the top of the note - I only have access to a bit of it near the bottom of the note and only the part that fits on the screen; nothing beyond the top or bottom borders of the editing area.

I have the same problem as Pixelologist. Editing of longer notes is almost impossible because only a small part is visible and editable without breaking your fingers.

Because not being able to edit a note easily I added a section ("Abschnittsname" in my German version) and a password field for this section to an old note. Worked fine but when syncing with my OS 10.10 (iPassword version 5.1) only the notes are synced but not the section and the password field of the section. Is this a bug of the new section thingie or did I do something wrong?

Hi @Megan ,
thanks for the explanation why the stuff is not synced to the Mac version yet. Already helped myself with the storage of an additional 'Password' item.

Nevertheless, when adding new features like the section stuff in secure notes there should be at least a warning that information in this section will not be synced and will be "lost" or not visible on other platform versions. People rely on 1Password for saving important info and one key feature in my opinion is that it is possible to sync to other devices. It's not feasible to check each entry after syncing and in a scenario with different platforms valuable information can be lost quite easily. Sorry, just my two cents .....

Hi @Megan,

I am glad that this issue is getting resolved. Is there an ETA for when the fixed app will be available for download?