Accessibility settings

[Russ_Michaels (Snake)]

I have enabled the accessibility mode on mobile app, bit nothing happens when I tap the icon that appears in bottom right off phone.
What is supposed to happen when taking this?
I assumed it would popup bw for autofill or saving passwords.

[grb]

Is this for Android or iOS? Have you already read the applicable Help Center article?

Auto-fill Logins on Android | Bitwarden Help Center

Auto-fill Logins on iOS | Bitwarden Help Center

[cksapp (Kent)]

Hey @Russ_Michaels,

This could be a related similar issue to what you are experiencing.
I believe it is a specific thing with Android,

Purpose of side BW icon on mobile device

Hello, I noticed this with a recent Samsung update so possibly other android OS will have this as well. I believe it is due to the accessibility settings for Bitwarden and the pop-up overlay on mobile. You can disable this within the accessibility settings of your phone under accessibility button, and turn off the app for Bitwarden. This will still leave the pop-up overlay if you use that Absolutely bugged me so much after the initial update until I figured out to disable it.…

[Russ_Michaels (Snake)]

Android.
yes I am aware what a password manager is and how they work thanks, I have been using them for last 20 years.
yes I have the autofill service enabled.
I am specifically asking about the accessibility option as it does nothing when enabled, as mentioned above.
When you enabl,e this, it puts a small accessibility icon in the bottom right of your phone.

[grb]

Did you also toggle Use Bitwarden from Off → On, and enable Draw-over? Did you turn off battery optimization for the Bitwarden app, and lock the Bitwarden app?

[Russ_Michaels (Snake)]

yes display over other apps is enabled
yes the toggle is enabled (on)
yes battery saver is disabled for bitwarden
BW has been locked and unlocked many times since

when the accessibility settings are open, tapping on the aforementioned icon just toggles it on/off. So I have to assume this is all it does the rest of the time as well.So not really sure what the point of this is.
It doesn;t help with auto-fill or prompt or pop-up anyhting.

[cksapp (Kent)]

Hi @Russ_Michaels did you happen to see my comment?
There is also another user here is just recently posted a similar issue with the solution to remove it here.

What is this movable, hovering Bitwarden emblem on my screen doing for me?

I could very well be on the wrong track, but this sounds like an AutoFill options thing. I am using Android 13 on a Pixel as well. I have my AutoFill services settings configured this way: Auto-Fill Service - On Use inline Autofill - On Use accessibility - Off <— I’d bet this is the one that is causing you grief Use draw-over - Off <— or this one Try turning both of the bottom ones off. I find it works very well… a very small pop-up bubble appears that I can click to fill the UN and PW…

As far as what it does, you are correct there is not much functions serves to my knowledge. I believe it is simply an accessibility option that is new to Android but is not being utilized by Bitwarden with the pop-up.
Hope that helps.

[Russ_Michaels (Snake)]

got a different phone now and its still the same.
last time I got an accessibility icon, this time I got a bitwarden icon, but still doesn’t allow me to actually do anything when its there, nothing happens when tapping it.