iOS/iPadOS Application/Extension Clarification

Hello bspachman! 👋

Thanks for the questions, I've replied to your Mac questions in the other thread. I'll reply to these iOS-specific questions below:

I can't seem to find a clear explanation of why I should install the iOS Safari extension instead of (or in addition to) using the system's auto-fill capability. Can someone enlighten me?

As you mentioned, there are two different ways to save and fill password in Safari on iOS. Password AutoFill is specifically handled by iOS and 1Password only provides the data for the experience. It allows you to fill your username and password into any iOS app but not other things like credit cards or addresses. You can read more about Password AutoFill here: Use 1Password to fill and save in apps and browsers on your iPhone and iPad

If you're using Safari then I recommend that you use our 1Password for Safari extension. 1Password for Safari features greatly improved filling capabilities and offers an experience that is similar to what you're already used to with 1Password for the browser on the desktop. Not only does it use 1Password's powerful filling brain to better detect fields on websites but it also includes support for things like masked email aliases, on-page password suggestions, the filling and saving of credit cards and addresses, and more.

Here is a guide on how to enable 1Password for Safari on devices running iOS and iPadOS 15 or later: Get to know 1Password for Safari on your iPhone or iPad

One of the main drawbacks to using the extension (I've learned through both experience and searching through the forums) is that it shows a different set of passwords compared to the system auto-fill since the iOS extension doesn't have the capability to 'filter' by Collection. Any plans for that to change? It was a big point of confusion to me.

I don't have any news to share about adding support for collections to 1Password in the browser but I've passed along your request for this feature to our development and product teams.

PS. The forum software doesn't seem to let me use my magic trackpad to scroll within the main text entry window--it only moves the whole page....

I'm sorry for the inconvenience, we've reported this to our forum software vender and hopefully it will be fixed in the future.

-Dave

ref: dev/core/core#6045
ref: PB-36169618