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dszp
Occasional Contributor
4 years ago

macOS 1P8 Application Autofill can't multi-select

I really like the ability to autofill applications and not just webpages in 1Password 8 on macOS, brings back memories of 1Password...5 (I think?) on Windows that would autofill Windows applications--of course I used Windows back then and more macOS now, so I'm happy for it to come to macOS finally. However, it seems overzealous--when I select an item to fill for an application and save it, in the future, Cmd+\ seems to fill only that exact match in a login form, and doesn't let me search for alternate items.

For example, I have multiple Microsoft 365 accounts. I log into multiple accounts in Outlook, which requires Modern Authentication and MFA, and I have to periodically re-authenticate. Sometimes I'm prompted by Outlook to re-auth to one account, sometimes to the other, depending on the timeouts.

When I use Cmd+\ and find the currently correct login, then Fill & Update Login, it saves Outlook in the list of linked apps for that login.

When the next similar popup occurs, I hit Cmd+\ and it autofills the FIRST login above, and doesn't let me search/confirm that the associated login is the one I want to use. I want to find a second login and link it to the same app (two logins linked to Outlook), and when I Cmd+\ next time I want to be able to pick which to fill, like when I'm on a website where I have two logins with matching URLs. But I can't edit an entry and manually add a linked app that I can tell, and it never prompts me again, just uses the already-set one, so am I missing a way to make this work? Or is it limited to being useful only for apps where we have one credential and no more?

I can't quite figure out if I can use Quick Access to make this work either, still getting used to it. But it's not obvious to me if it would work or let me save the same app to a second password.

Otherwise, I'm completely loving 1Password 8 in 98% of the ways so far after a week, and I wasn't sure I was going to. Kudos!

1Password Version: 8.7.0
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: macOS 12.3.1

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3 Replies

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

    Thank you for the feedback on this, dszp. It's great to hear that this solution works for you. We'll pass on your feedback about the discoverability aspect to our relevant folks here - and appreciate having your perspective on it. 🤝

  • dszp's avatar
    dszp
    Occasional Contributor
    4 years ago

    Jack_P_1P Thanks Jack! I was using Cmd+\ and that doesn't provide an option after the first time (choosing save and update), but I do see Shift+Cmd+Space to open Quick Access directly does let me fill on a second try, though the first time it tried to open the web first (I think this is why you suggested Autofill or Shift+Return instead of just Return, as I think I did that first) and the second try I got it to fill (this time was with Discord where I have two accounts). After Fill & Update on both the first time, Cmd+\ while Discord is open does now open Quick Access with both accounts as an option! I do kinda wish I could add an app link from the entry directly (I can see the apps that were saved but can't do anything but remove it) with some sort of "click and select an app to associate this entry with" feature. But, thank you for pointing me to the option at least! Discoverability was low but usage going forward will be high :-)

  • Jack_P_1P's avatar
    Jack_P_1P
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    4 years ago

    Hey dszp:

    Great question! You can definitely use Quick Access to search for the other item(s) you'd like to link, and then press either Shift+Return on the item, or use the menu to select Autofill, and you'll be shown the same prompt to either Fill once, or Fill & update item. Let me know how you get on with that!

    Jack