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Former Member
5 years agoTwo accounts - now needs two different passwords every time you login?
With the old version, I was able to have a personal account and a business account. Once I connected them, I only had to use my personal password going forward. Now it looks like I have to enter a pa...
Jack_P_1P
1Password Team
4 years agoHey @Xacto:
Thanks for being with us for so long! This new behavior has a few benefits. If you're using multiple unique account passwords, it helps ensure you don't forget them. With the old approach, it would have been possible to unlock 1Password for months without ever using your second account password, and potentially being locked out of your second account. Additionally, because each account password only unlocks the account(s) it goes with, it allows for administrators to ensure that their password policies are being followed. Finally, it allows for a more consistent experience. The previous behavior unlocked using the first 1Password account added to the 1Password app, and if your accounts were added in a different order across your devices, you'd end up with different unlock passwords and not know why.
On Mac, Touch ID or Apple Watch unlock is able to unlock all 1Password accounts that have been unlocked with an account password (even if they're different), and similarly on Windows, Windows Hello is able to do that as well. We're pretty thrilled with what the new unlock behavior brings to the table, so it's unlikely the old unlock behavior will make a return, even as an option.
Jack