The display of complex passwords is often times too small on mobile devices, causing difficulties in reading or misreading and entering the wrong password (when we have to enter the password on a device that does not have Bitwarden installed). Please add an option to display the password in larger type. 1Password has this feature and it is extremely useful
This feature will help users to read their long and complex passwords properly reducing errors
Remember to add a tag for each client application that will be affected
Related topics + references
Are there any related topics that may help explain the need and function of this feature?
Are there any references to this feature or function on other platforms that may be helpful?
There are built-in accessibility features in Android and iOS that allow you to magnify the screen. Iâm not saying this wouldnât be a useful feature for some, but check out the built-in tools as it might help if youâre having trouble with the text size.
Same here, this function is very handy if you must âcopyâ a password by hand. E.g. on another device. And no, os build in accessibility features are not the same.
Thanks for the feedback everyone! I can see how something like this could be useful. In the meantime the following is helpful when you are able to access a link on the second device:
Create a Send (for easy tracking + management), then share using an encrypted form of communication such as Signal/Threema or ProtonMail/Tutanota.
Coming from 1Password I really miss the feature to show a password entry either in the standard size or in much bigger font. Please see attached an example. Thanks for consideration. Best regards Thorsten
for some fields, when toggling the view, having the option to display a clear, large text, version of the entry is useful. For example, transcribing a long password from phone to computer requires setting the phone down. Ideally, the font would be clear, mono-space, and easily read at a minor distance.
Feature function
The featureâs main use is an UI enhancement. Allowing the user to read an entry full nearly full screen. This would work in both portrait and landscape mode.
This is a really big UX oversight and I have no idea how this request seems to have gone completely unnoticed. I have a friend who uses OnePassword, and it displays passwords at a much larger font than the rest of the UI. (Not really sure if OnePassword lets you customize it, but thatâs kinda irrelevant compared to the major issue of transcribing a password currently being super unpleasant with Bitwarden). Is the development team aware this is an issue? Iâd at least feel a lot more comfortable if we had confirmation that we can be heard.
(I can only personally confirm that this is an issue on iOS by the way, not sure about Android. Iâve heard it suggested by community members that you can just set your system-wide fonts to be larger, but thatâs a non-starter for what I hope are obvious reasons)
Appreciate it. Itâs a specific user experience, and one I do want occasionally, usually when setting up a new computer, or using one I donât fully control and have to log in to something.
Bypassing with a system font change isnât a good UX.
While I am relived to find that this feature hasnât been ruled out, I was hopping to find that it was at least in the works.
I really needed this feature when using a login I donât plan to install Bitwarden on (nor use the web interface). I just wanted to use the one login. The font size is fine on my phone when using logins on my phone, but when I set the phone down on the desk to transcribe the login to the computer Iâm using, the font is just a little too small.
This is also great for when I want to (for example) give someone my Guest WiFi password. I can hold my phone farther away from the person while they type it into their phone.
The image below shows a feature of a password management software. It has a âShow in Large Fontâ button in every input text box. Clicking it displays the password in a large font that takes up half the screen, along with a character count, making it easy to confirm the number of characters. This feature is similar to 1Passwordâs âLarge Typeâ. This feature is particularly important and convenient on mobile devices.
Consider this scenario: youâre at a friendâs house and want to log into your account on their computer or phone. Your password is randomly generated and stored in Bitwarden, and it might be 20 characters long. Obviously, sending the password directly to your friend isnât wise. But painstakingly typing in a 20-character password from Bitwarden is both eye-straining and prone to errors. This is where the âShow in Large Fontâ feature comes in handy. You click it, and the password is displayed on your phone in a huge font, with the character count clearly visible. You can then enter it character by character on your friendâs device to log in.
I consider this feature extremely practical. Its main application scenario is âeasy and highly discernible manual password entry,â especially between different devices. For instance, if you need to log into an account on another device where Bitwarden isnât available, youâll have to enter the password manually. The large font display facilitates easy and highly discernible manual password entry.
I have low vision and am blind in 1 eye. I came to this forum to post for this request. I am also a former 1Password user. This feature helped me so much.
