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dgbeecher's avatar
dgbeecher
Dedicated Contributor
3 years ago

Inconsistent search behavior

I have an item called "MyABFM". If I forget that this item has a "My" at the start, and search only for "ABFM" in the browser extension, 1Password is smart enough to find the item. But if I search for "ABFM" in either Quick Access or the main 1Password app, it does not find the item. I believe that search behavior should be consistent among different versions of the app. And for this particular case, I much prefer the browser extension's search behavior.

1Password Version: 206237
Extension Version: 2.3.6
OS Version: macOS 12.4
Browser:_ Safari and Chrome

betas

11 Replies

  • volts's avatar
    volts
    Super Contributor
    3 years ago

    1) Where should I send the chocolates?

    2) If y'all are willing, I'd love to hear the tech/nerd details. Challenges associated with language-independent search support, substring search, how it was solved. Blog post?

  • 1P_PeterG's avatar
    1P_PeterG
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 years ago

    Hi esquared - substring search has now made it into Beta and Production versions of 1Password.

    To take advantage of this, update to version 8.9.4 or later and you should be good to go.

    Thank you as always for your engagement here, and we hope you enjoy this update! 😃

  • esquared's avatar
    esquared
    Super Contributor
    3 years ago

    Awesome news AliH1P - though I'll wait for it to hit the Beta channel, if you don't mind. Great to see progress...

  • AliH1P's avatar
    AliH1P
    Icon for 1Password Team rank1Password Team
    3 years ago

    Hey dgbeecher and volts, I just wanted to follow up with some good news!

    As of our latest Nightly (80901013) release, we've added substring matching while searching:

    If you're interested in trying out this functionality, you can navigate to ⋮ > Settings > Advanced and set the release channel to Nightly. You can then select About and Check for Updates to download the latest release.

    Let me know how that goes!

    Ali

  • Former Member's avatar
    Former Member
    3 years ago

    1P_PeterG

    As Ben mentioned, we'll keep advocating for your priorities around this aspect of the app specifically.

    What exactly are you advocating, and to whom? None of the UX issues described in painstaking details are fixed even months after being reported.

  • 1P_Tommy's avatar
    1P_Tommy
    Icon for Moderator rankModerator
    3 years ago

    Haha, volts, you literally had me laughing at my desk. Thank you for being serious and also, at the same time, lightening the mood. While those are tempting, you might cause chaos regarding who gets what. I would therefore propose we keep those developers at work.

  • volts's avatar
    volts
    Super Contributor
    3 years ago

    Would small bribes be helpful? Chocolates, stout beer, video game collectibles?

  • 1P_PeterG's avatar
    1P_PeterG
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 years ago

    We've already got a vote filed for you, viswiz. 👍 As Ben mentioned, we'll keep advocating for your priorities around this aspect of the app specifically.

  • viswiz's avatar
    viswiz
    Super Contributor
    3 years ago

    This problem is known for at least 7 months and apart from telling us that it will evolve nothing has changed. Please prioritize fixing all the regressions in 1PW8 instead of adding new features. In its current state 1PW8 is barely usable for people relying on search.