"Use 1Password" stop functioning if the extension icon is removed from the toolbar

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
March 21, 2023
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Hi folks,
I don't like having many icons in my toolbar, so I normally remove the ones I don't use or don't use inside Safari directly.
But if I remove the 1Password extension icon, the login form "Use 1Password" option doesn't work, and I have to manually open the 1Password app to unlock it.
I also found out that it doesn't happen after a system boot-up, but only after the 1Password app locked itself after the first use.

In addition, when unlocked this way, ~10s go by before I can see any login suggestion. But I think this will be solved if the aftermentioned gets fixed since it doesn't happen when the "Use 1Password" option is used after a system boot-up.

To reproduce it:
- Right-click on the Safari toolbar or choose View → Customize Toolbar, and remove the 1Password extension icon. You can also press ⌘, and while keep pressing, click on the 1Password extension icon and drag it outside the toolbar.
- Restart Safari, just to be sure.
- Press "Use 1Password" in a login form while the app is locked (and not open).

I know this isn't necessarily a 1Password issue, but I think "Use 1Password" should function whether or not the icon is present in the toolbar.

1Password Version: 8.10.3 (81003012)
Extension Version: 2.8.1
OS Version: macOS Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68)
Browser: Safari 16.3 (18614.4.6.1.6)

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1P_Tommy

1Password Employee

@Zabriskije

1Password in the menu bar would be required or if you close the main window 1Password will lock. We have a feature request open to hide the menu bar application. I'd be happy to add your voice. Can you let me know if this is something you would like me to do? Based on the thread I feel certain that's a yes, but I don't want to speak out of place.

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Anonymous

@1P_Tommy I'm not sure I'm following you: isn't what Settings → General → Keep 1Password in the menu bar already do?
And just for the sake of clarity, if I close the main window 1Password quits instead of hiding.

steph_giles

1Password Employee

Hey @Zabriskije,

I'm sorry for the trouble. At this time, keeping 1Password in the menu bar will ensure the 1Password app background processes are running, and allow the app's features to be uninterrupted.

I did find a way to hide the 1Password desktop app and keep the extension unlocked by using the CMD⌘ + H keyboard shortcut. After unlocking the 1Password desktop app, use the CMD⌘ + H keyboard to hide the 1Password app, the extension should still be unlocked.

I hope this helps.

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