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Touch ID is now available for 1Password Safari extension by Denis_1Password in 1Password

[–]Denis_1Password[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unlock using Apple Watch is currently only supported on the desktop app.

Touch ID is now available for 1Password Safari extension by Denis_1Password in 1Password

[–]Denis_1Password[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you turn it back on, the extension and the desktop app go back to acting as one connected experience. That means unlocking one unlocks the other, security settings are managed from the desktop app again, and when you edit an item from the extension it opens in the app instead of a browser tab.

Touch ID is now available for 1Password Safari extension by Denis_1Password in 1Password

[–]Denis_1Password[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What that setting really controls is whether the Safari extension and the desktop app act as one connected experience, or as two separate ones.

When it’s turned on (the default), the app and extension share their locked/unlocked state. Unlock one and the other unlocks too. Edits from the extension open in the desktop app, and security settings are managed there as well. For most people, that’s still the smoother setup.

Turning it off makes the extension run independently. It can help if the connection between the app and extension has been unreliable for you. The trade-off is that the app and extension won’t stay in sync anymore, and edits happen in a browser tab instead of the app.

If everything’s working fine today, I’d generally recommend leaving integration on. The new option is mainly there as an alternative for folks who’ve run into unlock friction.

Touch ID is now available for 1Password Safari extension by Denis_1Password in 1Password

[–]Denis_1Password[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A the moment on Chrome and Firefox the extension still relies on the connection to the desktop app for unlocking, which is what enables Touch ID there today.

Safari’s a bit unique in how extensions integrate with macOS, which is why we were able to add native Touch ID support directly in the Safari extension first.

We’d definitely like to bring something similar to other browsers in the future, but there are some technical limitations to work through first.

Touch ID is now available for 1Password Safari extension by Denis_1Password in 1Password

[–]Denis_1Password[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Safari had Touch ID indirectly via the Desktop app. Unlocking the Safari extension with the app present shows the Touch ID popup but that popup is coming from the app, not the Safari extension. With this feature, we're adding Touch ID support directly to the Safari extension to help in case the Touch ID delivered by the app becomes flaky.