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Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024

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Re: Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024

#101

Timely with how official support for the old 1Password 7 apps probably won’t be continued for too much longer, with 1Password pushing users over to the notably worse v8 apps. I’ll probably switch.

Interesting. I liked the 1Password 6 UI, was frustrated with 1Password 7 and have been loving 1Password 8 so far. Version 7 seemed really clunky when I needed to do certain workflows.

Re: Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024

#103
I'll be interested to see if there is improved support for handling and syncing passkeys to multiple personal devices.

I'm a bit nervous after hearing about people having early adopter issues.

Hopefully there is some sort of fallback if something extreme like a house fire manages to destroy all of your personal devices at once.

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This needs to be multiplatform for it to be a viable option for the more tech inclined. I run all three major desktop operating systems plus iOS, so I use Bitwarden

I'm using KeepassXC for similar reasons although there's no official Android port last I checked.

The official site recommends KeePassDX and KeePass2Android: https://keepassxc.org/docs/#faq-platform-mobile

Re: Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024

#106
post #12

This needs to be multiplatform for it to be a viable option for the more tech inclined. I run all three major desktop operating systems plus iOS, so I use Bitwarden

My approach has been to move all of the critical secrets out of the vendor device and embed it in a keyboard. It then works with anything that accepts a keyboard.. I'll be releasing this as open source (hardware & software) soon: https://www.anomie.tech/products/anigma/ce/

How far out is the phone peripheral?

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#108
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Why would I use it over Bitwarder?

Because it's already built into the devices I use

Bitwarden integrates pretty well on Apple devices/apps already, although I guess you could save a tap by using a native app.

Re: Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024

#109

Why would I use it over Bitwarder?

Mainly depends on which platforms you use. If you’re using Bitwarden on Android and/or Linux, then this isn’t a replacement. If you’re on Apple’s iOS/iPadOS/macOS or are on Windows, you can use this. These are also native apps, unlike Bitwarden’s Electron monstrosity on the desktop.

Bitwarden has been lagging in implementing any consumer features for some years now (custom item types has been on the roadmap for six years and is still not done). Except for secure notes in Bitwarden, I don’t think you’d miss anything else in this app. Bitwarden is spending money and focus on the enterprise, just like 1Password has been. For the consumer segment, neither of these are good enough now.

Re: Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024

#110

Timely with how official support for the old 1Password 7 apps probably won’t be continued for too much longer, with 1Password pushing users over to the notably worse v8 apps. I’ll probably switch.

Interesting. I liked the 1Password 6 UI, was frustrated with 1Password 7 and have been loving 1Password 8 so far. Version 7 seemed really clunky when I needed to do certain workflows.

What I dislike about the 7 → 8 transition is that it went from feeling like a handcrafted Mac app to an indistinguishable generic SaaS thing, which is exacerbated by 8 being built with Electron (which brings dozens of little papercuts that are difficult to smooth out, even if the dev cares to try to).
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