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Former Member
4 years ago

How to prevent 1P's icon from appearing in the Dock at startup

I'm running 1Password 7 Version 7.9.2 (70902004) from the Mac App Store on macOS Monterey 12.1.

Every time that my Mac starts up, 1P is launched and its icon shows up in the dock using up space in the recently used apps.

It's a real nuisance to me and I couldn't find a setting to disable 1P to launch at startup as 1P doesn't even show up in my login items. I would just like 1P to launch in the background without having its icon populate the Dock.

I don't mind having 1P mini showing in the top menu bar, but I really don't need its icon systematically taking up space in the Dock.

Thank you.


1Password Version: 7.9.2
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: macOS 12.1
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  • 1P_Ben's avatar
    1P_Ben
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    We didn't intend for this to be a nuisance or a sign of disrespect. The app currently behaves in a fairly standard way for Mac apps in this regard. It is much more common not to have an option to hide an app's Dock icon than it is to have such an option. I don't know of any apps from Apple that offer such an option, for example.

    I'm not aware of any planned changes in this regard, but I have shared your thoughts with the team for further consideration. I'm sorry we've made you feel that way, @olivierdb.

    Ben

    ref: dev/core/core#9943

  • Former Member's avatar
    Former Member

    I just installed 1Password 8 for Mac and noticed that the 1P icon still keeps appearing in the dock. Why did you not get rid of this nuisance for your users? I find it very disrespectful. It's like being continuously bombarded with spam. Thumbs down to the 1P team. It's really not nice to neglect your users like this.

  • Hello @olivierdb,

    I appreciate your understanding. We don't have an ETA for the feature, but as it is already on our radar, please rest assured that we will do our best to resolve it as quickly as possible.

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    Former Member

    Hi Ben, This sounds like it's going to take forever to resolve! Yet, please note that, in the mean time, it is really annoying. It's like being spammed every day! I'd appreciate if you would give us a reasonable resolution time frame. Thank you for your understanding.

  • 1P_Ben's avatar
    1P_Ben
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    Hi folks,

    Our design team has done some brainstorming around this, though it doesn't look like we've yet landed anywhere solid. I'll be happy to add your thoughts on this to the conversation. :+1:

    Ben

    ref: dev/content/design#2139

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    Former Member

    I am facing the same issue; it is irritating. There are other apps that launch at login and are added to the menu bar --such as CleanMyMac, AlDente, and OneDrive-- but do not appear and stay on the Dock.