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8 days ago

1Password and the GNOME system icon tray

While I am using Linux (Fedora 42 Workstation with GNOME 48.4), this impacts me as well.

As GNOME doesn't have a system icon tray by default, it usually puts background applications in the background app section of the quick settings menu but as far as I can tell this doesn't happen with 1Password.  I have the option for the menu bar icon selected but as the desktop environment doesn't support icons, when I close 1Password leaves me with an unlocked browser and I have to launch the application to see this.  While this is suitable for my needs it's not the way a user would expect the app to work and if they're naive about this could present a security risk.

What would be preferable is for 1Password to have an option to properly run as a background service so that the user is made aware in the quick settings panel independent of the option to have an icon since it isn't altogether clear that the latter option controls the former, particularly on systems where there is no concept of a system tray.  This would not only alleviate confusion about the function of placing the icon there, it would have the additional effect of addressing konsk1's concern about users on desktop environments with a system tray having an icon they don't need or want.

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