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September 18, 2025
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Feature Request: Register for the otpauth:// scheme in Android app

  • September 18, 2025
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Android permits applications to handle intents for the otpauth:// URI scheme. Bitwarden and Red Hat's FreeOTP use this to add 2FA secrets to credentials. When combined with Circle to Search (or pasting a URI into the Android Launcher), it makes it much easier to add 2FA secrets on the same device.

For example, here's a generated version of Google's classic example (otpauth://totp/Example:alice@google.com?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&issuer=Example):

Circle To Search provides the following suggestion which can be handled by various apps:

This is Bitwarden's flow:

Here's the intent filter in the manifest for FreeOTP.

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1P_SimonH
Community Manager
September 18, 2025

Hi @Racer77,

Appreciate you sharing this feedback and including the screenshots and github link! I've submitted your suggestion to the Product team for review.

ref: PB-50825669