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1P_justin
1Password Team
1Password TeamExperiment #7 - Anti-Peek Mode
Hello 1Password Community!
At 1Password, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to help you use 1Password with confidence - even when you are out in the world and uncertain of how secure your surroundings are. This is why we’ve introduced Anti-Peek Mode, a new 1Password Labs feature for our Android and iOS applications that provides additional protection from unwanted shoulder surfing when using 1Password in unsecured, public environments.
How does it work?
When you enable Anti-Peek Mode in the 1Password app on your Android or iOS device, the following protections are applied making it harder for those around you to peek at your data:
- Items on the Home screen are blurred and require a long press to reveal
- Usernames, in addition to passwords, are also concealed by default on item detail screens and must be revealed to see
- Usernames are no longer displayed as subtitles for items on the Home or Search screens
- Quick actions when tapping on an item field are disabled and any actions (such as Reveal) must be invoked via the item’s overflow menu
- Recent search results are hidden.
- The “Always show passwords and full credit card numbers” option is disabled.
- Screenshots and screen recording are disabled (Android only)
How to try Anti-Peek Mode
To try out Anti-Peek mode, first, make sure that you are on the latest version of 1Password (8.10.62) on your iOS or Android device. Then, go to Settings > Labs > Anti-Peek Mode and simply enable the feature.
We would love to hear what you think of Anti-Peek Mode as we work to make this feature even better! Once you’ve had a chance to try it out, make sure to share your feedback via this survey or by simply posting a comment below.
📣This feature will only be available in Labs until May 31, 2025 so try it out today!
This is a cool feature and I can see the benefits. I do think that the Home screen is too greatly affected at the moment since there’s no easy way to toggle this feature on the fly, as Manaburner mentioned. Would it defeat the purpose to still show the icon or item title since the username field doesn’t display anyway? Otherwise I’m looking at my Home screen and I can’t differentiate the items, which strips away any convenience.
- 1P_justin
Appreciate you trying out the feature! That's a great idea and one that we've discussed internally as well. I don't think it defeats the purpose but there may be some users who feel they want that additional level of obfuscation. If anything, it may simply mean that we may need to add more granular controls to this mode for maximum usability. Thanks for sharing!
I like the idea, but there needs to be a way to easily enable and disable this mode like turning your phone face down or something.
When I suspect someone looking over my shoulder I need a quick way to enable this feature instead of having to fiddle around in the settings- 1P_justin
Thanks so much for taking the time to try out the feature and for the feedback Manaburner! I agree that having a quick and discreet enable option would be really useful for this particular feature. Will definitely note that down for future consideration.
