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snowy's avatar
snowy
Frequent Contributor
3 years ago

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

ios
  • snowy's avatar
    snowy
    Frequent Contributor
    2 years ago

    so I saw the recent post from 1password about the native autofill with passkeys for iOS 17:

    https://blog.1password.com/apple-passkey-api-wwdc/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=beyond-passwords-newsletter-july&utm_campaign=passwordless&utm_ref=email-beyond-passwords-newsletter-july

    Interesting the link in the blog post:

    https://developer.apple.com/passkeys/

    It shows macOS using this native autofill option, but 1Password post only makes reference to iOS in regards to the apple platforms. I hope 1password will consider this implementation for the Mac. Particularly in terms of being consistent across platforms. It is much easier to explain to my spouse to just turn on autofill across the devices using native function while 1Password remains the secure store for passwords and passkeys.

  • snowy's avatar
    snowy
    Frequent Contributor
    2 years ago

    Understood, you have to pick the areas where to focus. I figured better to ask and provide the suggestion. There are some people out there who would be interested in having this feature. Thanks for the consideration!

  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
    Icon for Moderator rankModerator
    2 years ago

    snowy

    Thank you for the feedback. 1Password currently supports filling using either the browser extension or Universal Autofill.

    I would recommend that your family member choose to use either Keychain or 1Password but not both at the same time since that can cause confusion and result in logins being saved and updated in two different places at once. Using 1Password for Safari provides the best filling experience on the Mac. But I do understand if that's not an option for them and I've forwarded your request and specific feedback to our product team so that they can consider it for the future. 🙂

    edit: For clarity.

    -Dave

    ref: PB-32319173

  • snowy's avatar
    snowy
    Frequent Contributor
    2 years ago

    To clarify Universal autofill doesn’t fulfill the need described above.

    Universal autofill requires accessibility permissions. In this case this permission change is not allowed.

    The second part it doesn’t show in-line with iCloud Keychain entries. One for usability and second in the case of sharing with who uses both and forcing this person all in 1Password is not an option.

  • GreyM1P's avatar
    GreyM1P
    Icon for 1Password Team rank1Password Team
    2 years ago

    Hi snowy

    Anyone who wants to use autofill on a Mac without installing an extension in their browser can use Universal Autofill to do this.

    ☞ Use Universal Autofill in apps and browsers on your Mac

    That way, as you mentioned, if they're not allowed to install extensions, but can install 1Password, autofilling will be available to them without anything else. On iOS and iPadOS, autofilling is only possible through iOS's Password AutoFill system – Universal Autofill isn't an option for us there.

    Hope that helps! :)

    — Grey