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brandonfryslie
7 months agoNew Contributor
Feedback and a feature request regarding passkeys on the Mac
Passkeys are still mostly useless on MacOS. Can 1password just bite the bullet already and implement native password manager support on MacOS? Although I love the autofill shortcut (shift+comand+sp...
1P_Dave
Moderator
6 months agoHello brandonfryslie​! 👋
Thank you for the feedback! The team is currently focused on supporting 1Password for Safari (the browser extension) and Universal Autofill but I'll make sure to pass along your request to add support for macOS AutoFill in the future. Are you able to tell me which desktop apps you're using that you sign into using a passkey? I can add that to the request that I'll file with the team.
As things stand at the current moment, using 1Password in the browser is the recommended way to save and sign in with passkeys in browsers on the Mac for 1Password. You mentioned:
I should need to log into 1password ONE time. Not 1 + N, where N is the number of browsers. They're constantly prompting me for my password, they need to be kept up to date, and frankly the UX just isn't great.
When you use the browser extensions alongside the desktop app, 1Password should lock and unlock at the same time in every browser that you're using. If you're not seeing that happen then try the steps in this guide: If the 1Password browser extension doesn’t unlock when you unlock the 1Password app
Modern browser will update your browser extensions automatically, is that not happening on your end? You can check to make sure that automatic updates are enabled by following these steps: How to keep 1Password up to date in your browser
You also mentioned the UX, can you tell me a little more about what you find lacking in the UI/UX of 1Password on your Mac? I look forward to hearing from you.
-Dave