1Password 8 for Windows has launched! 🎉

Thank you for all the hard work and congratulations on the release. My question is will the current windows app (v7) auto update to version 8 or do we need to manually update?
Thank you,
Jason

I specifically congratulate you to the decision to create the same desktop app for all platforms

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I'm sure some Mac-only users will be upset they are no longer treated better than everyone else, but those of us who use multiple devices really appreciate the efforts.

I use 1Password on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Windows. For me it feels like the common 1Password UI/UX (company branding/marketing?) is more important to AgileBits than the native experience (the user) and I'm still upset about this.

However, I have to admit that v8 has the potential to become better than v7 on Windows (and maybe it already is).

Not so sure about the macOS version, but I'll continue using the Beta/Nightly there to see whether things improve (hope so!).

Oh I forgot to ask, can y'all confirm that you're still on the Beta channel under Settings > Advanced > release channel? That's the magic that will keep you on the betas.

++dave;

Thanks everyone! 🤗

Regarding your question specifically @faubt, you're right, to stay on the beta channel no action is needed. Once the next beta is released you should be updated to it automatically. There's also no worries about mixing and matching betas and stable releases across platforms.

++dave;

Excellent points Former Member. 1Password 8 makes it clear that Windows is a first-class citizen to AB. Same for the new Linux app. Before they were clearly a "Mac first" company. I'm sure some Mac-only users will be upset they are no longer treated better than everyone else, but those of us who use multiple devices really appreciate the efforts.

Congratulations! Thank you for the hard work on the completely new client. I know it's quite a challenge to rebuild an existing application to just reach the existing feature set, when in fact you set out to extend the existing one.

I specifically congratulate you to the decision to create the same desktop app for all platforms. As pure Windows user who started using 1Password half a year ago due to some recommendation, I missed the fact 1Password 7 is a Apple-first app and the Windows desktop app is lacking in comparison to the Apple app (and probably the Android app as well, which I use as well, in comparison to the ios app). I would not have chosen 1Password, if I had known that. The Windows v8 client is much more than just a promise to do better and to support Windows as equal and not as second-order system, so I can continue my subscription.

@faubt You can confirm which release channel you are on in 1Password's preferences, under advanced.

With 1Password 8 for Windows now officially launched, you may be wondering if you should stay on the beta channel. I hope you do and invite you to stick around.

To confirm, if I wish to remain in a beta channel, I take no action on the machine I was using 1Password 8 Beta on? Including the browser extension? Firefox if that matters. My laptop is my bleeding edge machine (right down to daily running Windows Insider Dev) so I would be happy to stay.

And is my data at risk if my other devices (Windows release channel, iOS) remain on the public releases but I continue to use beta on one device?

XIII

Having a common "core" makes it much more feasible to roll out a consistent experience across all of our platforms. If there are bugs in that core, it is likely that those bugs would be exposed on all platforms. That said, there is a fair bit of platform specific code still, particularly for things like Touch ID vs Windows Hello, and other system-specific integrations.

why did you release now?

We reached a point where the 1Password 8 for Windows app provided an overall better experience for most users than the 1Password 7 for Windows app. As Dave mentioned in another thread: "there's still plenty of work left to do and many amazing things to create. This really is just one step on our path and with your help we'll continue pushing things forward. There's a Mac release to tackle in the new year, better search is always needed, and just last week I was sorely in need of the ability to reorder fields in one of my items. Thankfully our job is never done. :)"

Thank you for all of your input so far!

Ben

Since all versions share common code: does the Windows version have the same bugs as the macOS version still has?

If not, congratulations with this release! However, if it does have the same bugs, why did you release now?