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I’d still really like an answer on why this change was made.
The team received an overwhelming amount of feedback from customers that search wasn't as easy to use as it should be in the mobile apps. Many customers found the search tab confusing and a search field at the top of the app (similar to other popular apps like Apple Mail, Notes, Contacts, Gmail, and more) has been one of our most frequently requested features.
This was also how search worked in previous versions of 1Password, where a search field was located at the top of the app (screenshot from 1Password 7 for iOS) rather than having a dedicated search tab:
The team is continuing to listen to feedback from customers, including the feedback in this thread, and is working on continuing to improve how search works in the 1Password 8 app. Thank you for raising your concerns and specific use cases, I've made sure to share all of your feedback with our team internally.
-Dave
ref: PB-44937207
ref: PB-44937269