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sarmstrong88's avatar
sarmstrong88
New Contributor
3 years ago

Unable to login with password saved in 1Password after changing to generated password

Never used a password manager before. Signed up for free trial 14 days 1Password and have spent the last TWO DAYS trying to get new strong passwords on all the websites I use. I am not a dummy. Bu...
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steph_giles's avatar
steph_giles
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3 years ago

Hey sarmstrong88,

The reason for the extra steps is because when changing a password in the app it is more of a manual process whereas in the browser you can use 1Password to automatically fill the old password fields. I would recommend using 1Password in your browser to change passwords, these changes will be synced with the app.

I hope this helps to explain.