Bring Back the Standalone Password Generator in Android – Not Just Hidden in Login Creation

A fair an accurate assessment of the effort involved in the case of creating a Login which we intend to use to access an account managed by 1Password.

In all the other cases in which we just need a password which satisfies all the requirements, given that we have the 1Password app installed and your password generator is still not a PWA, the workflow would be

1. Open 1Password for Android, and
2. tap the "Generate Password" button.

This would generate the password, put it in the cut buffer (whatever that may correctly be called on Android), making it available to paste wherever it's needed.
Bear in mind that while we're calling this a password, it's really just a string of characters which may be used for a variety of purposes.

Chargen services are rare these days.

Hello Dave,

When you type it out like that, it does seem logical and more efficient. :)

The problem is, Android is not always that clean. To be fair, if there is a web option to create an account, I will always do that first before even attempting it on my phone because it's more clean. That being said, there are some apps that only have a mobile presence. The issue I sometimes find myself in is not knowing I'm going to need to generate an account. I might be in the middle of a process when suddenly I need to create an account. 1Password does not typically present in those instances like it does in a browser and I am faced with needing a password in that instant. In that instant (for me), it's easier to generate the password and save in a note until I'm ready to create the item in 1Password.  Judge it all you want, that is what works for me. Even in the browser, I tend to generate the password even though one is suggested for me, so that I can paste it into notepad until I can verify it's in 1Password. I have been burned before with 1Password not saving my password (having a glitch of some sort) and then having to go through a Forgot Password situation. So, until I know it's in 1Password, I will paste it in Notepad. I'm trying to be more trusting and use the 1Password suggested, but it's a struggle (I'm seeking help 😁)

Having a standalone password generator can also be nice when needing to just simply generate a password to give to someone else (something I'm not saving). I'm an IT Security Engineer and I find myself generating passwords quite frequently. I typically use the browser extension as it's readily available, but sometimes my phone is my only option at the time.

There is a standalone option in the browser extension and there used to be in the app. It would be nice to have it back in the app. Sometimes, I really just need to generate a password. Simple as that.

Thanks for responding and hoping I made sense. Sorry for rambling. 

Tamara (Crazy4Happy)