You’ll need this if you haven’t logged into Bitwarden in a while or if you’re setting up a new device, so consider writing it down and locking it away in a safe place.

Create a Bitwarden account and set up a master password-ideally one that’s both strong and memorable.

Install the Bitwarden extension for your web browser and the Bitwarden app on iOS or Android.

Here’s how it works, using Bitwarden as an example: Password managers: A recapĪs a refresher, password managers are a great way to break the bad habit of using the same or similar passwords across multiple apps or websites, or even having to remember lots of passwords in the first place. Everything just works.While my colleagues Michael Ansaldo and Alaina Yee have written a full Bitwarden review, I thought I’d relate a bit more about my personal experience with the software, plus some ways to make it work even better. Maybe I should switch to iOS like my son keeps reminding me: 'Dad, that's Android for you. Hence me giving up and quietly waiting for a miracle to happen. I'm not a programmer (anymore), but I have a strong suspicion that this Android Autofill API may not be functional at all. Why would all these parties have to spend so much effort in trying to make things work between all these apps, each combination requiring different tweakings? The Autofill service I have yet to see in action for both Bitwarden and KeePassDX and I read in many places that this happens with other password manager as well.Īt Github I watch the makers of Bitwarden and KeePassDX struggling to make things work with different browsers and I believe the Vivaldi Team is also trying to make it work for a third password manager. But that's not how it's supposed to be, eh? The accessibility service makes things work, sort of. Whenever there's a new release of above apps I run a series of experiments with combinations of these browsers, password managers and services.

The Autofill service can be assigned to one single app only. I use Bitwarden (beta channel) and KeePassDX as password managers.įor each password manager there is the option to enable the Autofill service or to enable the Accessibility service. I use Vivaldi Snapshot, Edge and DuckDuckGo as browsers. Let's continue with this thread.įrankly, I've given up on Android's Autofill.

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