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Manually link an iOS app to a login
Unless I’m mistaken, there is no way to link an iOS app to a login manually - it has to be suggested as part of the login saving function. This is a problem with at least 1 app I have, because it doesn’t trigger 1Password to save any login info, and the only way to fill out the login fields are either manually typing them or by using the Passwords button that’s part of the iOS keyboard to then search for a valid login.
Please either correct me (if I’m wrong) or add a feature request to allow manually adding iOS applications to existing logins.
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- 1P_Dave
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Try these steps:
- Open an app.
- Tap on the username or password field in that app.
- Tap on the "Passwords" prompt above the keyboard.
You'll now see a 1Password screen that includes a section labeled
SUGGESTIONS FOR [website address]. This website address is the app’s associated domain. If you don't see a website address here then it means that the app developer hasn't included an associated domain.-Dave
Good to know how it works behind the scenes but it doesn’t really help me without a way to find out what the app’s associated domains are currently set to or without the ability to link an app manually (which, from what you said, doesn’t appear to be possible).
Is there a way to look at the app to see if it truly doesn’t have any associated domains?
- 1P_Dave
Hello SyberCorp! 👋
On the iPhone and iPad, AutoFill is specifically handled by iOS through an Apple feature named iOS Password AutoFill and 1Password only provides the data for the experience. Password AutoFill will match the apps that you use to your login items in 1Password by taking the associated domain associated with an app and comparing it against the website URL in your login items. If there is a match then Password AutoFill will offer to fill your login information.
If your login item is not being suggested for a particular app then you'll need to add the app's associated domain to your login item in 1Password. When you tap on the username or password field in an app you'll see the Password AutoFill prompt appear (above your keyboard), tap on the prompt and then search for the appropriate login item. Then, tap on that Login Item and tap Fill & Update Login.
1Password will add the app’s associated domain to the Login Item so that, the next time you try to login to that app, Password AutoFill will suggest the right login.
If you don't see Fill & Update Login when you search for and tap on a Login Item then it means that the developer of that app hasn't added an associated domain and there is nothing for Password AutoFill to use to match the app to a Login item in 1Password. This means that you'll need to search for the correct Login item.
You can also contact the developer of an app to have them add a specific URL as an associated domain for their app so that you don't need to manually add another URL to your login items. Here is Apple's developer page regarding associated domains: Supporting Associated Domains | Apple Developer Documentation
-Dave
