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snowy
3 years agoSuper Contributor
Native Password AutoFill Extension macOS
So one of the people in my family subscription for 1P relies heavily on iCloud Keychain. The nice piece about using the native autofill extension is entries from both show up together in-line. This happens on iOS (or if you use other password managers it secure by each provider but both are offered the same way together).
in terms of migration and allowing those who wish to use both depending on the context. It would be nice to support the native autofill extension, but further it limits exposure or need for safari extension. Should someone not want to use or can't install the extension due to work policy or just rather not use safari extensions
thanks.
1Password Version: 8.x
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: macOS 12.6
Browser:_ Safari
Hello folks,
The macOS AutoFill feature is now being explored in the nightly version of 1Password! If you're using a nightly build, you'll see 1Password appear as an option for macOS AutoFill.
Since nightly builds are early previews of what we're working on, this feature is still a work in progress and isn't documented. You might notice a few rough edges or areas that aren't fully implemented just yet. Our team is actively refining the experience and working through known issues as we move forward.
We're excited about where this is headed and will share more updates, and a full announcement, down the line. In the meantime, if you have questions or spot anything unexpected while using the nightly version, we'd love to hear from you!
-Dave
244 Replies
- JuCosDedicated Contributor
Will the new feature be available in the beta channel soon?
- craski
1Password Team
Should now be working again on NIGHTLY 1Password for Mac 8.12.22 (81222009)
- gussicSuper Contributor
Thanks craski I can confirm it is working. Can't tell you how much better this native integration works than the 1Password extension. I can't believe it has taken this long to get this feature into testing but I really am glad you've brought it to us.
I am not sure if you're able to / in a place to share - but if you're not and one of your colleagues is I'd really appreciate it - but can you give a bit of an oversight as to why you guys have been really reticent / slow to implement native auto fill in macOS (I mean there are threads going back 3 years asking for it)? I mean I get you may have differing views on its advantages and disadvantages but I think one thing we can all agree on is the way that Safari implements browser extension technologies is far from perfect and that has obviously led to a litany of issues with the 1Password Safari extension for years and years now. Native auto fill has been the obvious solution for such a long time and I am really puzzled as to why it has been such a low priority? I mean the Safari Extension has improved but it has never been 'good' and given you support native auto fill on iOS it just seems so bizarre about the delay in giving it to us on macOS.
This is even more puzzling when you look at the fact that 1Password started as a 'Mac First' App and in years gone past were always quick to jump on / adopt new Apple APIs, features etc.On another note...
Is Universal Auto Fill (e.g. Command \) known to not work? Tried using it in a few places and it won't fill passwords (e.g. a System Prompt asking for my Mac Password)?
- OAWSuper Contributor
Indeed. Native Autofill is completely broken in the nightly build due to this issue.
- craski
1Password Team
Hi, I replied in the thread mentioned in post above. A recent internal change did break the mac native autofill integration in NIGHTLY and there is work ongoing to restore it, apologies if it caused any inconvenience
- gussicSuper Contributor
I am running the macOS Nightly that has native autofill implemented.
I can see that it is working as it comes up with credentials when having over login fields, but passkeys don't seem to work? When I select a saved passkey (EDIT: or a saved credential with username/password) via the macOS native autofill UI it then opens up a new window (for passkeys) asking if I want to scan a QR with my phone (no) or "More from 1Password" then when I select More from 1Password it eventually tells me it "Failed to connect to the 1Password.App?" (It skips straight to this when selecting a saved credential with a username and password)
1Password error
Am I missing something?---
Version details:
1Password for Mac 8.12.18 (81218024)
1Password browser extension version 8.12.12.43 (Beta)
macOS 26.4.1- cyt233Occasional Contributor
I got this error too after upgrading the extension or the version of nightly build 1password.(It used to work well before the upgrade).
- craski
1Password Team
Hi, I have been out of office for the past week so apologies for the delay in reply, some recent internal changes have broken the native macOS autofill extension integration on NIGHTLY. There is work ongoing to fix that so I'm hoping we can get that back working again very soon.
- chopin1012Occasional Contributor
I figured out that it needed to be connected to the browser at present. I was then able to get autofill to function. I had to double tap a selection to fill. 2FA codes won’t fill right now, and I couldn’t get passkeys to work.
- craski
1Password Team
Also worth a mention for
> 2FA codes won’t fill right now
There is a setting 1Password.app->Settings->Autofill->One-Time Passwords-> Copy One-Time Passwords which will automatically copy OTP to the clipboard when you select a login to fill so it may help as a work-around in the short term whilst we work on getting it properly supported. With that setting on, it should also show a notification with the OTP in it when it is copied to clipboard (if you have given 1Password permission to show notifications in your macOS system settings)
- cyt233Occasional Contributor
I installed the nightly version of 1Password and set it as the auto-fill provider in the system settings, but the popup under the password field in Safari cannot display the fill prompt correctly; it only shows "1Password." When you click it, a reminder pops up asking you to disable auto-fill and use the browser extension instead. Is this because the current native auto-fill implementation cannot properly associate the websites opened in Safari with the login items saved in 1Password?
- craski
1Password Team
Thanks for taking time to provide the feedback.
> I had to double tap a selection to fill
The double tap to fill behaviour comes from a need to also support keyboard navigation but it is something we are keeping an eye on as you are not the first to report that it was unexpected to need to double click to fill.
> 2FA codes won't fill
I also observed that OTP codes do not fill and have an issue raised with apple and am working with them to try and resolve it
> passkeys
In the internal testing we have done on test sites, passkeys have been working, if you are prepared to share details of sites on which it failed for you, I'd be happy to investigate it further
- chopin1012Occasional Contributor
I just tired a passkey and 2FA code with Amazon, which is the site where it didn't work yesterday. My first attempt today also didn't work. I then clicked the 1Password icon on my Mac's top toolbar and authenticated with my fingerprint. Then everything worked, including 2FA. A few observations. First, having to click/select a login option only once rather than twice is much preferred. Having the password autofill after selecting a login would be great (not sure if that's doable). From using Apple Passwords with native autofill for the past several months, I never have to open Apple Passwords before autofilling a password, nor do I have to have it open at login. I do have to authenticate with Touch ID for each autofill event. I'm not certain how these things operate with 3rd party managers. It would be nice to not have to open 1Password in order for autofill to work, but to have the app as an option for searching/managing/adding to my vault.
Thanks!
- rctneilSuper Contributor
Awesome news! Will deffo take a look at this!
- chopin1012Occasional Contributor
Dave,
Is there a place/way to leave feedback on the nightly builds? I’d love to be able to offer some beta testing feedback if that would help.
- 1P_Dave
Moderator
Thanks for helping us test the feature in the nightly! You can leave your feedback here in this thread and we'll make sure it gets back to the team.
-Dave
- chopin1012Occasional Contributor
Thank you for this update! This is excellent news. I will likely install the nightly version in the next day or two. I really appreciate the update.
- 1P_Dave
Moderator
Hello folks,
The macOS AutoFill feature is now being explored in the nightly version of 1Password! If you're using a nightly build, you'll see 1Password appear as an option for macOS AutoFill.
Since nightly builds are early previews of what we're working on, this feature is still a work in progress and isn't documented. You might notice a few rough edges or areas that aren't fully implemented just yet. Our team is actively refining the experience and working through known issues as we move forward.
We're excited about where this is headed and will share more updates, and a full announcement, down the line. In the meantime, if you have questions or spot anything unexpected while using the nightly version, we'd love to hear from you!
-Dave
- chopin1012Occasional Contributor
I just installed the nightly version and can now select 1Password as the Mac autofill option. One early observation. I still can't select 1Password for "Set Up Codes In". Hoping that will come as things move along, but wanted to give feedback, just in case, that that second option is also really wanted!
- craski
1Password Team
Noted, thank you! I have filed a ticket to investigate what is needed to get this hooked up.
- rctneilSuper Contributor
Any updates on this now 26.4 is out? Did the improvements in 26.4 provide the necessary missing features that you need to make native autofill on MacOS a reality?