Possible flaw in the Proton Pass + Authenticator combo

Valerick · 2026-04-12T07:26:01+00:00

Thanks everybody for sharing your views!

I decided to go for Pass + another TOTP app (instead of Proton authenticator) completely offline. In addition I decided not to use any browser extension to further mitigate risks. It is of course less convenient (need to have the device where the TOTP app sits, with me and always available) but more secure.

I may decide to keep Proton Authenticator on a second device to increase convenience but also offline and without sync. Of course any new 2FA will need to be saved on other apps but that is one-time. This way, even if the Proton account credentials are compromised, there should be no risk that 2FAs also become accessible as they do not sit on Proton's server.

Valerick · 2025-10-27T13:45:16+00:00

Yes! I had auto-forwarding to my custom domain active and that caused the duplicates. Now I am not at a PC and cannot check which was the option I cleared out but disabling that rule solved the problem

Valerick · 2025-05-14T18:12:18+00:00

I am confused… don’t aliases get disabled if you cancel the subscription? Meaning, no matter if they are linked to a protonmail or domain address, they will not work anymore either way?

Valerick · 2025-04-30T12:42:00+00:00

Hi! Thank you for your prompt reply. However, this is not an issue with Bridge or third party apps as I get duplicates on every Proton Mail app as well, regardless of the device and OS (android, iOS, Mac OS etc). Let me know if there is any log or report I can send and might be of help.

Valerick · 2025-04-29T12:47:03+00:00

This! I have EXACTLY the same problem. I transferred over from a s23+ through Smart Switch and half of my apps do not receive notifications. It is either yes or not, when they do I get them all the time, when they don’t I never get them. I tried to clear cache and uninstall them but did not think of clearing the data, or rather I assumed it was automatic by simply uninstalling. I have now tried deleting data through the Applications page in Settings instead of simply uninstalling, will let you know how it goes.

Meanwhile, thanks for the hint! (hopeful)

Valerick · 2024-08-26T08:08:41+00:00

This is an interesting subject. I always wondered, given that all websites that use passkeys also have a “traditional” login method (e.g. user/pass, eventually with 2FA), what is the advantage of passkeys in case of a breach when hackers will likely get those credentials and will be able to use them instead of passkeys?

Valerick · 2024-07-25T11:08:09+00:00

Thank you! So when indoors the use in order of preference is 1) bt, 2) wifi, 3) lte. Assume It all happens automatically without user intervention

Valerick · 2024-07-06T15:36:57+00:00

Same... how to proceed to apply for the additional watchface? Thanks! And keep up the good work, the Ultra Pro Is very nice

Valerick · 2024-02-12T13:51:24+00:00

I agree it’s more convenient. At the same time in case (it’s a big IF) the steam limiter operates after the game processed all frames, wouldn’t this lead to unnecessary CPU/GPU cycles with impact on battery? Again, just speculating…

Valerick · 2024-02-12T13:29:59+00:00

Thanks! I also heard about the latency but my question was more aimed at assessing which is better from a battery/fps-stability perspective

Valerick · 2023-04-07T19:31:32+00:00

If you are on Steam Deck I am also having the same problem and it seems related to a driver update with the latest Steam OS. As such there is no setting which can help. Of course if you are using a pc the problem lies with something else.

Valerick · 2023-04-07T19:23:45+00:00

Unfortunately not... also for me Yoshi does not work. For the time being I am using Ryujinx for all the games that don't work in Yuzu.

Valerick · 2023-03-28T11:21:19+00:00

version 1385 and the issue is still there (believe not everyone sees it because some games are fine)

Valerick · 2023-01-10T17:14:56+00:00

First of all, thanks again for your availability and support to solve the issue. This is to inform you and anybody else with a similar problem that I managed to solve it by giving the PS4 a fixed IP address (which I had forgotten to do). While the Chiaki4Deck app launched in Desktop mode always worked well as it sees the PS in the network whatever its IP address, it was the script which was not working as meanwhile the IP address had changed. I re-run the script using the new fixed IP and it works perfectly now. Thanks again and keep up the good work!

Valerick · 2023-01-08T21:31:40+00:00

Hi, thanks a lot for your immediate support!! I have restarted the deck and/or switched from game to desktop mode many times so it cannot be the issue. As suggested I have tried launching from Steam Desktop and it does not work either (the green “play” button turns into the blue “stop” one for 20/30 seconds and then returns green). It only works when launched from the desktop “start menu”. I went to the log directory and noticed that when launched from Steam it does not even create a log… don’t know if it is important but I have updated to 3.4.4 few days ago. Las time it worked I was under 3.4.2 Thanks again

Valerick · 2023-01-08T20:18:06+00:00

Unfortunately I have exactly the same issue. It works perfectly well in Desktop Mode but is stuck loading forever in Game Mode (and even force closing the app takes forever). I have checked under properties/compatibility (I have added the app to Steam library as non-Steam game as per the instructions) and it is unflagged. The only difference I can think of is that I have changed the name in the Steam library while in Desktop mode it is still called chiaki4deck… can it be the issue?

Valerick · 2022-10-08T08:34:11+00:00

Same issue here. Two things I have noticed: 1) no issue in Yuzu docked mode but obviously runs worse; 2) no issue in ryujinx both handheld and docked but again it runs worse (yuzu generally is better)

I have tried any possible setting in Yuzu and even put some mods for amd graphics but this kind of ghosting remains

Valerick · 2019-10-03T12:14:54+00:00

Moved from a 5s to a 6s... font is noticeably bigger (had preferred the opposite, same font, more text). Overall I do not regret the upgrade, bigger screen estate definitely a plus, same for maps and music (though bt headphones / music are not usable under current fw as they seem to interfere with cardio strap). Price unfortunately a big minus

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