2FA QR code scan feature missing in 1password8 Early Access Beta

:+1: :chuffed:

Great!

Hi folks,

1Password 8.5.0-79 beta now has support for scanning the barcode while editing the item inside the desktop app.

I can see that perspective. To me, it makes sense to interact with things that are within the browser (such as QR codes on websites) with the browser extension. But there will always be other thoughts and workflows that have developed. Hopefully we'll be able to accommodate everyone here. :)

Ben

I came here because I too am missing this feature in the Desktop app (macOS Monterey, 1P version 8.5.0 80500057).
I have not tried the browser add-on to do this, partly because I have yet to add the extension to Chrome, but I will the next time I need to add 2FA to an account.

Reason for chiming in; I think most users edit their items in the main app, not in the browser plugin.
Adding new password, maybe, but editing and adding 2FA after the fact? ... don't think so.
At least all users I know (about two hands full) feel the same way as I do; feeling more comfortable using the real application to edit important data... Maybe we're just old-fashioned that way ;)

Apart from missing a few other features, the beta performs great! Absolutely love it!

Guys please understand there are a lot of users that used 1P7 standalone synced with iCloud or Dropbox. We're now being forced into a subscription and being told to use a browser to enter our passwords. We understand how safe the browser is, but will never get used to entering our life's passwords into a browser. Most of us will never use the browser app and will always use the standalone so it makes sense to have all features that are in the browser app, available in the standalone. The scan QR code worked perfectly in 1P7, can't understand why that feature was removed.

There are some desktop apps that allow you to setup 2FA when managing your account (Discord for example). I personally always use desktop apps whenever possible, and if not I create SSB for them (with tools like Coherence or Unite). These have hit or miss functionality with browser plugins, especially with ones that do checks on the version.

Also; It's a very clunky UX right now. It's a location where everyone expects to see the functionality and when working in the desktop app to edit an object with 2FA, it looks like it's missing.

Thanks @shermix. If you come across any examples where that is the case we'd be interested to hear. Of course we'd love to do everything everyone wants, but there are only so many hours in the day. 😬 And as such, we have to prioritize. Having specific situations we can reference might help make this more of a priority.

Ben

It worked great @jack.platten but I fear if in future there is some app outside browser which I have to set 2FA for I would be unable to scan qr code from desktop like before.

Hi @shermix:

In this case you can scan the QR code using 1Password in the browser. Open 1Password from the 1Password icon in the browser toolbar, then select the item menu, then Scan QR Code:

Jack