Manually link an iOS app to a login

@beijder

Why isn't it possible for 1Password to create a sort of a link between the app and a login entry?

Apps on iOS are sandboxed and work "inside of their rectangle". The interaction between iOS apps, such as the interaction between a password manager and another app, is deliberately limited by Apple for security and privacy reasons.

It's important to remember that iOS is more locked down than other systems such as macOS.

1Password code is not involved in detecting apps and filling logins inside of those apps, all of that is handled by iOS itself using a feature called Password AutoFill. Password AutoFill takes the associated domain of an app, provides it to 1Password, and then 1Password finds the appropriate login item and sends the right username and password back to Password AutoFill so that iOS can fill the login credentials into the app that you're using.

If an app developer is unwilling to publish an associated domain for their app then the only other option is to copy and paste your password from 1Password into that app: Copy and fill passwords into apps that don't work with 1Password

-Dave

Hi Dave,

I understand what you are explaining. Also about the sandboxing process.

The only question is, when there is no Domain entry isn't it possible that
1Password comes up with a valid suggestion? Now the Suggestion box is always
empty. Isn't it possible to list the closest match based on the appname or based
on a manually entered entry in any item field?

How does the suggestion box work otherwise? When 1Password has not found a
valid Domain it does show the Suggestion list but I have never seen ANY proposed
other entry so I don't now how this should work... As the app is already open it does
have the app name in the code. Can't the suggestion box show entries in the 1Password
list with similair names as proposals/suggestions?

Guido

@beijder

The suggestions are based on the associated domain (if there is one). If an app developer does not include an associated domain with their app then 1Password doesn't get any other clues from iOS that would help it suggest a Login item to you.

As the app is already open it does have the app name in the code. Can't the suggestion box show entries in the 1Password list with similair names as proposals/suggestions?

As far as I'm aware, but I'm not a developer myself, iOS does not allow apps to see the names of other apps installed on your iPhone.

-Dave