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March 15, 2024
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1Password does not work with Safari profiles

  • March 15, 2024
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The app is pretty much unusable with Safari if you use profiles. Sometimes it won't unlock, sometimes it will only unlock with the icon in the browser bar, sometimes it will unlock but nothing will fill. It may work in one profile, and fail in others. Much of the time I have to open the 1Password app, search it for the site I'm on, and copy and paste the password into Safari. It works fine in other browsers.


1Password Version: 8.10.27
Extension Version: 2.21.0
OS Version: macOS 14.4
Browser: Safari

Best answer by 1P_Dave

Hello folks! 

Our developers have released improvements to how 1Password communicates with Safari profiles in the latest versions of 1Password for Safari. Please make sure that you're running the latest versions of both macOS and 1Password for Safari: 


If you're still seeing issues with the latest version of 1Password for Safari and macOS then I'd like to ask you to create a new diagnostics report from 1Password in your browser so that the team can identify whether you're running into a known issue and help further:

Send a diagnostics report (browser extension)

Attach the diagnostics to an email message addressed to support@1password.com

With your email please include:

  • A link to this thread: https://www.1password.community/discussions/1password/1password-does-not-work-with-safari-profiles/92139?topicRepliesSort=postTimeDesc
  • Your forum username: username


You should receive an automated reply from our BitBot assistant with a Support ID number.  Please post that number here.  Thanks very much!

-Dave

66 replies

November 13, 2023

I'm using the Safari 1Password extension with profiles. The extension is enabled globally on all profiles.

If I unlock the password extension on one profile, the extension stays locked on the other profiles and seems confused about the lock status. I can click on the icon in the toolbar (which shows it is locked), but all I get is "Open 1Password" to kick me out to the app. Unfortunately, that doesn't work. Autofill capabilities also do not work on the other profile.


1Password Version: 8.10.18 (81018040)
Extension Version: 2.17.0
OS Version: macOS 14.1
Browser: Safari

steph_giles
1Password Employee
November 14, 2023

Hey @Vermyndax,

We have seen reports of some interesting behaviour when using 1Password across multiple Safari profiles and I think it would be useful if we could take a closer look at what may be going wrong.

Can you send over a console log from your browser so we can take look:

Please attach the log to an email to support+forum@1password.com with a link to this thread.

You should receive an automated reply from our BitBot assistant with a Support ID number. Please post the number here. Thank you.

November 14, 2023

Well, I've restarted Safari (cmd-Q) and reopened it, and now I can't seem to reproduce the issue. It's unlocking successfully in all profiles first try. I'll post here and send logs if I can make it happen again.

steph_giles
1Password Employee
November 15, 2023

Thanks for the update @Vermyndax, please let us know if you run into further issues.

December 13, 2023

Hey @steph_giles ,

I have regularly the same problem as described above. I looked at the logs of the extension, but they stay empty.

When clicking on the extension icon, I get a button "Open 1Password" that does nothing. The 1Password app is unlocked. I found out today another workaround then quitting Safari. If I manually lock the 1Password app and unlock again, then suddenly the safari extension is working again. It seems to be a communication problem between the extension and the backend.

Have you been able to reproduce internally?

On a side note: this behaviour is quite annoying as it makes using 1Password anything but a smooth experience like it used to be. I do not recall permanently recurring problems as this one with 1Password 7. Since 1Password 8, it feels that 1Password is constantly getting in the way.

Regards,
Stan.

January 2, 2024

Adding another "me too" here. It's getting to frustration levels.

January 3, 2024

Yep me too. I see similar reports since Safari gained profiles.

It is enough that now Safari has profiles and vertical tabs I would recommend staying with iCloud rather than 1password .

What benefits does 1password give? This is from a user who has used 1password for 15 years.

The popup for autofill had appeared after several minutes but won't autofill.

billimek
January 4, 2024

It would be helpful if there was some sort of acknowledgment about a known issue with 1Password and the safari browser, so we can hold out hope that there may be an eventual resolution.

I've been experiencing similar issues as described here and elsewhere about 1Password and the Safari browser and all of the threads seem to result in some form of workaround by restarting the browser, restarting 1Password, logging out/in 1Password, or similar. No hint about a non-workaround resolution.

I hate to say this but also agree that the issues seem to be frustrating enough that I'm considering using the built-in Apple password solution instead; especially if there is no clear path to a resolution.

January 5, 2024

Me too 😭

steph_giles
1Password Employee
January 5, 2024

Hey all,

I'm sorry for the trouble. I think it would be useful if we could look at each of your cases individually to determine exactly what may be causing the issues you are seeing.

I'd like to ask you to send over a console log from your browser as well as a diagnostics report:

Please attach the reports to an email to support+forum@1password.com with a link to this thread. You should receive an automated reply from our BitBot assistant with a Support ID number. Please post that number here. Thanks very much!