I have been using BW for a number of years - both app and browser extension - and have not had any real issues. However, all of today whenever I try to access the app to autofill an app/site login, it ALWAYS asks for the master password. It has never done this before. I recently switched iPhones and transferred all my apps from one phone to another, logged out and back into the account, but it doesn’t make a difference. My settings:
Vault Timeout - 5 mins
Vault Timeout Action - Lock
Unlock with PIN code - Enabled
I have set it so that it asks for the master password when the phone is rebooted or I log out of the app; otherwise, I expect to enter the PIN.
Check the settings. If they are as mentioned above and the PIN has been set with Lock with master password on browser restart being deactivated it should work for you and it does so for me.
If you still experience issues uninstall the extension, close all windows of your browser, start the browser, re-install the extension and again adjust the settings.
I have been using the extension with no issues at all.
However, the iPad app is basically useless.
I open the app and login in to Bitwarden (BW) with 2fa.
I then go and launch a site using the BW app and it will load
I have the iPad IOS Password settings to autofill, BW is checked, and nothing else is active
The “password” bar loads at the bottom of the screen.
When I hit the password bar to load, it asks me to go through the BW full login process again, including 2fa, before it will fill. Every time, every site.
I intentionally do not have biometrics or PIN enabled in the security settings.
So bottom line is I have to log in to BW every time I want to autofill a password.
I have searched within the app and blog and cannot see why this is happening.
Yes, thanks for the reply. This is the solution to the issue. This is due to my confusion and paranoia that enabling FaceID would allow both entry into the vault and the autofill.
I want to reiterate the exact problem posted by the OP: on an iPhone/iPad (at least), if “Unlock with PIN code” is set, auto-fill does not accept a PIN code, instead it demands the MP.
The only “solution” posted here is to use biometrics instead, but that’s a workaround, not a solution. There’s an “Unlock with PIN code” setting, and I want to use that.
Why? Because my phone unlocks with biometrics, so I don’t want a critical app – Bitwarden – to unlock in the same way. Defense in depth.