1Password for Safari asking for password every time on iOS 16.1 or later

I've just moved to 1Password (paid, Family license) because of its cross-platform capabilities. Now I've discovered that apparently I need to authenticate each time I want to do a password fill, requiring me to sign in with my 1P master password each time... to then enter my site password.

This has apparently been a known issue:

https://1password.community/discussion/133339/safari-extension-started-asking-for-password-for-every-auto-fill-solved/p9

https://1password.community/discussion/135995/why-do-i-have-to-use-touchid-every-time-i-autofill-in-safari

When these threads were closed (in December 2022?), it appears that the solution offered was to simply use Touch ID, a biometric use of my fingerprint.

I'm not willing to offer up my biometric information simply because 1P doesn't support iOS as it had. Biometrics aren't a requirement for other platforms and it doesn't appear it was a requirement before iOS 16.x. I can only conclude that 1P was not prepared for what 16.x required.

Because I haven't seen anything else published on this topic since these threads were closed out, I have to ask again (before I switch away from 1Password and just eat all the time I've spent migrating):

1) Is there still no ability to use 1Password in a reasonable way that doesn't require me to a) use biometrics or b) sign in with my 1P master password? If there is... what is it? Maybe I missed it.

2) If not, are there any plans to address this issue? By when?

I've seen some Community Members suggesting that they are uninstalling 1P8 and downgrading to 1P7. I don't want to do that, but...

I want 1P to work. I like its design point and history. It looks like it was a great product until last fall. But this is an egregious error if it's not resolved.

Thanks.

1Password Version: 8.9.7
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: iOS 16.2
Browser:_ Safari