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MattSuda
4 years agoNew Contributor
1Password for Safari does not work with standalone vaults [iOS Password AutoFill is available]
AgileBits Update: You can read the official answer from 1Password founder Dave Teare using the button below.
I can't use a standalone vault anymore with Safari in the new iOS app version 7.8
After updating the iOS app, the previous Safari share sheet button is no longer there. There is only the new iOS 15 Safari extension and when I try to set it up it says standalone vaults are not supported. I would be ok with that if the old option in the share sheet was still there, but it has been removed. So pretty much anyone with a standalone vault can no longer use Safari integration anymore.
For now I have downgraded to the previous iOS version in TestFlight.
Unless I am missing some new setting to bring it back?
I'm totally disappointed you're breaking this feature for existing standalone vault users unless we pay for a monthly subscription.
Between the upcoming 1Password 8 Mac app and breaking existing functionality in the current iOS app, I am not sure if 1Password is right for me in the future. I was considering a subscription before the 1Password 8 news, but that and the fact that a current version of the app that previously supported standalone accounts no longer does, doesn't sit right with me.
Please restore the old Safari share sheet extension that works with standalone vaults.
1Password Version: 7.8
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: Not Provided
- Former Member
@brank That explanation doesn’t make sense to me. I’m a subscriber who will be driven away by this loss of functionality. I actually do like the built-in model for password completion, but this does not bring feature parity - it doesn’t offer to fill identity information or credit cards, and if the site is coded in such a way that the password fill option is not offered, the share sheet was a fast way to manually copy the password without leaving the application
- Former Member
I don’t understand why I should find this information in a thread about standalone vaults, when I am a subscriber. It’s also deeply disappointing that this team is so out of touch with user stories that they would dismiss anything outside their personal workflows.
I’ll give them some scant time to change their minds, but password management is a crowded space, and I’m sure I can find an a company who sees their app as applying to and assisting workflows for all personally identifiable information, not just passwords.
- Former Member
@atteSmythe As @brank stated, the share sheet extension is gone. It’s removal was unceremonious and I honestly believe the developers where hoping no one would notice. When a lot of people did notice, and where (still are) upset by it, dteare wrote a painfully long winded post attempting to justify the decision - but it came across as arrogant and tone deaf (as have so many of AgileBits decisions as of late).
At this point, all a lot of us want is for AB to honor their promise that 1P 7 will continue to fully support local vaults.
As such, I highly suggest, if you are equally upset and frustrated by this decision, to give 1P a 1-star review on the iOS App Store. I honestly don’t know if it will make any difference, as the 1P developers have become increasingly defensive and stubborn since the announcement of 1Password 8, but I’m hoping enough noise will be made that the share sheet extension will be added back. In addition, these 1-star reviews can go a long way in warning potential new users to steer clear of 1Password, as AB no longer respects their customers.
- Former Member
Hi @atteSmythe
Thanks for joining our little community. Several of us made accounts this week to point out the same thing only to learn that it was intentionally removed to force us into a subscription model and because none of the 1Password team ever used it, so therefore none of the customers must be using it. And it's old, and newer ways exist that work better 95% of the time. So as long as you're not in that 5% (which I am, unfortunately), you'll love the new auto-fill feature.
- Former Member
As of a few days ago (I assume an update), 1Password is no longer in the "Share" list in any of my iOS applications. I had hoped that this was due to some difference between iOS 14 and 15, but after updating the operating system, 1Password is still missing from the share sheet. Uninstalling and reinstalling 1Password didn't help. Is there a setting or something to reenable it?
1Password Version: 7.8.1
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: iOS 15 - Former Member
@"Aaron Pinsker" Oh yes, good point that AgileBits made it really difficult to even find the standalone license purchase option. It was buried down several layers deep and you really had to know where to look.
- Former Member
@"Aaron Pinsker", AB frequently merges threads with the same topic.
- Former Member
@soshiito not entirely sure what you’re talking about.
Local vaults in 1Password 7 work across platforms, integrate with Safari, Chrome and Firefox, and don’t rely on Apple’s keychain at all. These local vaults, if the user chooses to, can be synced between devices (including mobile) via 3rd party services such as iCloud or Dropbox. Better yet, the vault can be synced over WiFi b/w your computer and phone without leaving the security of your LAN.
Furthermore, AgileBits had been, up until very recently, offering both a subscription and a stand-alone license model.
AgileBits claims that the vast majority of users chose the subscription model when 1P 7 came out, and they are using this reason to completely eliminate stand-alone licenses. However, this reason is extremely disingenuous, as AB made purchasing a stand-alone license in 1P 7 extremely difficult - pushing users to the subscription model at every turn.
Finally, a number of users, including myself, aren’t opposed to a subscription model outright, but we are vehemently opposed to the elimination of local vaults. Users should be allowed to have complete control over their data, and not be forced to store this data in a cloud (no matter how secure that cloud is).
- Former Member
@blackph0en1x Unfortunately, not a lot of people have the necessary skills to setup a self-hosted BitWarden instance, let alone make the setup secure. That’s what made the 1P local vaults so great, it took zero effort or IT knowledge to setup.
- Former Member
Just noticed something interesting, I had created a new top level post asking for AgileBits to being back the share sheet extension. Realized that sometime between last night and today, that post disappeared. Took me a bit to realize it was merged with this topic without any warning. Not sure if the moderators did this to cut down on duplicate topics, or they just want to limit the amount of “bad press.” With the way AgileBits has been treating their customers as of late, I have a sneaking suspicion that it’s the later reason.