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Fiala06
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3 years ago

"Use as default for suggestions" isn't working for the password generator

So I https://www.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/18hla4h/suggested_password_not_adhering_to_suggested/ but figured I would post here as well as there doesn't seem to be a feature request anywhere tha...
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1P_Dave
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3 years ago

Hello Fiala06! đź‘‹

Thanks for the suggestion! By default, 1Password will use its smart password generator since it's designed to be compatible with the various password requirements that different websites use. If we defaulted to a static password recipe then you'd be constantly seeing websites reject suggested passwords because those passwords were missing a capital or a specific symbol or an exact number of characters.

That being said, you can already choose to have 1Password in the browser suggest memorable passwords by following these steps:

  1. Open your browser.
  2. Click on the 1Password icon in the browser's toolbar.
  3. Click on the menu button in the pop-up (it looks like three horizontal lines) and the click Password Generator.
  4. For "Type" choose "Memorable Password" and change any other settings that you'd like to adjust.
  5. Turn on "Use as default for suggestions".

The next time that 1Password offers a password suggestion it will be using that recipe. Here's a quick test that I did using the setting in your screenshot:

I see that the "Use as default for suggestions" option is already on in your screenshot. If you close and then reopen your browser do you see the right kind of passwords being suggested for websites?

-Dave