January 2026 at 1Password: Taking on credential sprawl and advanced phishing scams

We kicked off 2026 with a big step forward for access governance with 1Password Unified Access, rolled out stronger phishing protection, and shipped a steady stream of fixes and improvements across every platform.

In case you missed it

Governing access beyond SSO with 1Password Unified Access

In January, we announced the public preview of 1Password Unified Access, a new capability that helps organizations discover and govern company-owned credentials — including shared and non-SSO accounts that often fall outside traditional identity systems.

Unified Access combines 1Password Enterprise Password Manager and 1Password SaaS Manager to give admins a clearer view of which apps rely on traditional credentials, who has access, and when that access should be rotated or revoked. When someone changes roles or leaves, you can revoke access and rotate credentials with a single action.

For employees, the App Launcher brings both SSO and non-SSO apps into one place, making it easier to get work done without hunting for logins scattered across portals and vaults.

The public preview is available to 1Password EPM Business customers in US-hosted environments with at least 100 users.

👉 Read the announcement and learn how to join the public preview.

Introducing extra protection against phishing attempts

1Password has always protected you by refusing to autofill credentials on mismatched sites. But we know that sometimes you might not realize why autofill didn't work—so you'd manually copy and paste instead, which could still get you phished.

Now, we've added an extra layer of protection. When you try to paste a password into a site that doesn't match the URL saved in 1Password, you'll see a warning pop-up in your browser—a gentle nudge to slow down and double-check the URL before you continue.

Phishing attacks are everywhere right now, and thanks to AI, they're harder to spot than ever. Those fake login pages look almost perfect, and it only takes one quick moment to accidentally hand over your credentials to a scammer.

This feature is rolling out to all Individual, Family, and Business customers over the next few weeks. For Individual and Family users, built-in phishing protection will be enabled by default. If you're a 1Password Admin, you can enable it for your team in Authentication Policies in the admin console.

👉 Learn more about phishing protection.

Random but Memorable

We kicked off the new year with an episode focused on cybersecurity resolutions that are actually worth sticking to!

This episode turns advice from last season's guests into a practical checklist, covering small, ten-minute wins like freezing your credit, using passkeys, turning on MFA, cleaning up your digital junk drawer, and adopting a "politely paranoid" mindset to spot scams before they do damage.

"If your heart rate increases, your caution should too. If a situation is urgent, contact the sender through a trusted channel, NOT the website, email, or phone number you see in the message." – Dave Lewis, Global Advisory CISO

👉 Listen to the episode

Release note highlights

1Password in the Browser

• When setting up the 1Password extension in Firefox, you now see the permissions page first.
• We've improved localization for a number of our supported languages.
• We've fixed an issue where a scrollbar could appear unexpectedly on webpages.
• We've fixed an issue where the 1Password extension could break syntax highlighting for code blocks on some websites.

Mac, Windows, and Linux

• We've fixed an issue where you couldn't interact with the prompt to turn on two-factor authentication when signing in to the app.
• We've improved localization for a number of our supported languages.
• We've fixed an issue where one-time password fields from Bitwarden login items didn't import correctly.
• We've updated the account icon shown in the authentication prompt when using the CLI or SDK desktop app integrations to have rounded corners.
• We've fixed an issue where the step to download the 1Password extension was missing from Guided Setup for individual and family accounts.
• We've fixed an issue where selecting the Create vault button multiple times could cause multiple vaults to be created.
• We've fixed an issue where items containing files could be duplicated or moved into accounts where file storage was turned off.
• [Mac only]: We've added Dark Mode and clear 1Password icons for macOS Tahoe.
• [Windows only]: You now only see the Windows Passkeys setup prompt if an unlocked account has the setting "Passkey item support" enabled.
• [Windows only]: We've added settings to reduce lag and choppy performance on some high refresh rate G-SYNC monitors.
• [Windows only]: We've fixed intermittent connection issues between the MSIX version of 1Password for Windows and the browser extension.
• [Windows only]: We've fixed an issue where op-ssh-sign-wsl.exe could fail to translate Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) paths to Windows paths, causing Git commit signing to fail in WSL.
• [Windows only]: We've fixed an issue that prevented ADMX templates from being ingested and applied in Microsoft Intune.
• [Linux only]: We've improved error messages and made restarting device enrollment smoother when it fails.
• [Linux only]: The Linux import callouts now point to the correct support article.
• [Linux only]: Pressing the Alt key now focuses the 1Password menu icon instead of showing the legacy menu bar.

iOS and Android

• We've made improvements to item import and export functionality.
• We've improved localization for a number of our supported languages.
• We've fixed an issue where one-time password fields from Bitwarden login items didn't import correctly.
• We've fixed an issue where the step to download the 1Password extension was missing from Guided Setup for individual and family accounts.
• We've fixed an issue where items containing files could be duplicated or moved into accounts where file storage was turned off.
• [iOS only]: We've fixed an issue where search would dismiss when a recent search was selected on iPadOS 26.
• [iOS only]: We've fixed an issue in Guided Setup where the Autofill step couldn't be marked as complete.
• [iOS only]: We've fixed a visual issue with the item list menu on iOS 18.
• [iOS only]: We've fixed an issue where the "Pull down to search instantly" search tip was dismissed too quickly on first sign in.
• [iOS only]: We've fixed an issue where the search field didn't work when linking a related item, and the full list of items was shown regardless of your search.
• [Android only]: We've improved the password autofill experience and added passkey support for Vanadium on GrapheneOS.
• [Android only]: We've fixed an issue where the bottom navigation didn't restore the last selected tab after restarting the app.
• [Android only]: We've improved autofill in Android apps where username fields were hard to fill or didn't show suggestions.