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billdavies
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5 months ago

1Password instead of Passwords

I just installed MacOS 26 public beta.  I do not have an option in System Settings to make 1Password the default password manager.  Ideas? I've read all the articles about browser extensions but tha...
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billdavies's avatar
billdavies
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5 months ago

So you're saying top button on, second button off?  Seems like 1P is getting Sherlocked. 

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1P_SimonH
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5 months ago

Hi billdavies,

You can just turn the top toggle off, AutoFill Passwords and Passkeys, then follow the steps to configure Universal Autofill in the Accessibility settings and you'll be all set.

Competition from other password managers isn't a bad thing – it keeps us focused on improving :)

  • billdavies's avatar
    billdavies
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    5 months ago

    I may need some help finding what you mean in Accessibility. There are 22 different areas/topics to click when I click on Accessibility. 

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      1P_SimonH
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      5 months ago

      No problem at all!
       

      1. Choose Apple menu > System Settings.
      2. Click Privacy & Security in the sidebar, then click Accessibility in the list.
      3. Click the toggle beside 1Password, then enter the password you use to log in to your Mac.

      If you don't see 1Password, click the + button, enter the password you use to log in to your Mac, and locate the 1Password app in your Applications folder, then select it and click Open.


      From now on, you’ll be able to use 1Password for Mac to fill your usernames and passwords without opening the 1Password app.


      System Settings showing the Accessibility settings with 1Password turned on

      • Tobias_Funke's avatar
        Tobias_Funke
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        5 months ago

        Edit: Ignore everything I said. I think my issue is that I still had the Intel version and I'm running a M4 Mac. Or I just dreamed that whole thing. Either way, I reinstalled 1Password 8 and was able to activate Universal Autofill.

        I think the problem is that the 1Password for Mac 8 app is not yet working on macOS 26. So those options don't show up for anyone on the beta. So until 1Password for Mac 8 will run on the beta software, Universal Autofill won't work and we're limited to the Safari extension.

        Unless I'm wrong? I just remember when I downloaded the beta it told me that app wasn't supported and I can't find it anywhere on my Mac now.