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aelius
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago

Fingerprint scanner broken; Alternative forms of unlock?

Hello! The fingerprint scanner on my phone is broken. This has made my transition to 1Password pretty taxing, as there is no configuration option for extending the lock timeout. I find myself need...
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aelius
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago

To clarify, the issue I mentioned with 1Password seeming to be "pushed" out is a bug on our end and one we should see resolved in the not-so-distant future. I just wanted to mention that as a potential cause for unexpected locking.

What's the status on this? It's quite grating. Every time I help my parents with something, they must be present to scan their finger multiple times, even if I'm only doing something in a span of 5 minutes. Once should be enough...

For my own personal use, I did buy a new phone, but scanning my fingerprint near every single time I need a password is a small friction that adds up over time into a large annoyance.

Thanks!