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April 15, 2022
Question

QR code scanning isn't functioning in 1Password for Mac

  • April 15, 2022
  • 85 replies
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Hi, I thought that unassigning/re-assigning screen recording permissions would resolve the QR scanning feature not functioning properly. I have tried the basic troubleshooting otherwise ... updating to the latest version (today) and restarting the computer. When I click the "Scan QR Code" button, the scanner window does not appear. Instead, I immediately see the "QR code detection failed" error at the bottom of the screen. Please help. Thanks!


1Password Version: 8.7.0
Extension Version: 80700049
OS Version: 12.3.1
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85 replies

davidparke
December 22, 2022

Throwing my hat in the "this isn't working" bin. My workaround was scanning the QR via the iOS app. Seems silly.

Bikr
January 2, 2023

Yup, this is totally broken in 1Password on macOS. Please fix!

January 15, 2023

Zooming in worked for me.

Bikr
January 15, 2023

I wish zooming worked. but I just tried it and no luck. Neither did the copy-to-clipboard trick. So I still can't enable one-time codes on Backblaze. 😔

I just submitted a support ticket to 1Password.

January 18, 2023

Totally broken. Losing support for QR codes is a deal breaker. You're going to lose me as a customer.

January 20, 2023

I have found that this is broken 100% of the time when MacOS stage manager is enabled. As soon as I disable that detection works. Clearly this is not a workable solution.

Bikr
January 24, 2023

I was finally able to scan Backblaze's QR code by using the 1Password Chrome extension, instead of the Mac app, which I was trying to use.

The purple "Two-Factor auth available" banner didn't go away automatically (had to click "Ignore") but at least it's set up now. 🙌

1P_Dave
1Password Employee
January 24, 2023

I'm sorry for the late reply in this thread. For those who are still facing this issue today can you please tell me the following:

  1. Are you using an external monitor?
  2. If you are using an external monitor then is 1Password on the same screen as the QR code that you're trying to scan?
  3. Can you post the URL of one website whose 2FA QR code 1Password 8 for Mac reliably fails to scan on your Mac?
  4. Which specific version of 1Password 8 is installed? (Click 1Password > About 1Password)

I look forward to hearing from you. 🙂

-Dave

Bikr
January 26, 2023
  1. Yes, I'm using an Apple Studio Display as a second monitor.
  2. The 1Password main window and the Chrome browser tab with QR code are both on the Studio Display. But I did just try it without the external display (so both windows are on my MacBook) and I still get the "QR code detection failed" toast.
  3. URL: https://secure.backblaze.com/account_settings.htm is the base page but the QR code is in a modal on top of that page (see below).
  4. 1Password version: 1Password for Mac 8.9.13 (80913040)

jholtslander
January 26, 2023

Although I’d previously had issues with having QR codes scanned successfully regardless of whether or not 1Password is on the same monitor or not, I tried it this morning on Hootsuite and it worked with both the app and the QR code on the same screen. (But still didn’t if they were on separate screens.)
I’m on 8.9.13 for Mac