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August 12, 2021
Question

Default to fingerprint unlock on 1Password 8?

  • August 12, 2021
  • 20 replies
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I am testing the beta release of 1Password 8 at the moment. Unlocking app requires the password, but I am able to choose the fingerprint option manually. Is there an option to default to fingerprint instead? I don't see a setting just yet.


1Password Version: 8
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: Not Provided

20 replies

1P_Tommy
1Password Employee
August 14, 2021

🎉 Thanks for the update. I am happy to hear the feature is working better for you. Let us know if that should change. Enjoy!

khaosspawn
August 14, 2021

I have this issue as well - BUT with Apple Watch.

1P7
1. Open it - automatically get the vibration on the watch to unlock.
2. Double click - it opens

1P8
1. Open it - nothing happens.
2. Click the touch id - watch vibrates.
3. Double click - it opens.

August 14, 2021

@1P_Tommy I feel that the underlying bug that doesn't prompt Touch ID as the default, until a restart is done, must be resolved.

August 14, 2021

@khaosspawn Do you see an improvement when the MacBook is restarted? Meaning, does the prompt on Apple Watch appear immediately after the restart? That has been my experience, but with Touch ID.

August 14, 2021

@alpha, for me the Apple Watch unlock is not made default even after a reboot. I just tested that. It absolutely needs to be made the default if set up, as well as Touch ID, before 1P 8 ships. Even if it is possible with an extra keyboard or trackpad click, that is too slow. 1P 8 should not regress on something like this. Unlocking 1P with biometry is really nice, but is currently less so on 1P 8. @1P_Tommy and @andiAG you guys need to pass along this feedback.

August 15, 2021

The issue occurred once again. I imagine this happens every time the Mac goes to sleep and comes back.

December 15, 2021

Can confirm this happens to me as well. Sometimes there is no Touch ID prompt when the 1Password 8 app launches, triggered from browser shortcut/button.

December 15, 2021

Same thing here: TouchID stops being the default once in a while and rebooting the Mac corrects the issue. While we do have a workaround, it seems to reflect an underlying issue to me…

January 11, 2022

I find that force quitting 1Password and reopening it fixed it for me. Easiest way to do this is open the app and do cmd+option+shift+escape.

1Password Employee
January 11, 2022

Hi folks,

We're looking at a number of improvements regarding Touch ID. This one in particular is on the list to address ASAP.

Ben

ref: dev/core/core#8826