Bitwarden delay with login in desktop browsers on Mac OS X

hirsch · October 5, 2022, 7:13pm

Hi there,

since some versions I realize an annoying delay when trying to unlock Bitwarden on Mac OS X, which hasn’t been there before.
When my vault is locked and I want to login I hit Com + Shift + L to get into the login window of Bitwarden in any browser and on different OS X. Formerly it was instantly possible to begin typing the master password and to unlock the vault.

Lastly I recognize an annoying delay while the login screen is already visible, but the input field is not active for about 3 seconds and meanwhile not possible to enter the master password.

This behavior is a crossbrowser phenomena and not limited to any browser or add-ons or whatsoever.

Does anyone know about the lack and have an idea how to avoid it? Some versions ago it (I do not exactly know which one I think was the last one without any delay) instantly possible to enter the master pasword after the login screen was visible in any browser.

best, hirsch

dh024 · October 5, 2022, 7:31pm

Hello @hirsch - welcome to the Bitwarden community forums.

This issue has been reported here in the forums a few times now, and it looks like there is a fix on the way:

github.com/bitwarden/clients

Keyboard Input Lag When Unlocking Extension

opened 07:24PM - 19 Sep 22 UTC

closed 06:43PM - 04 Oct 22 UTC

EliasMarine

bug browser

### Steps To Reproduce 1. Go to Chrome/Brave BW extension 2. Click on BW exten…sion to open & unlock with a pin 3. Input unlock pin ### Expected Result The BW extension should accept keyboard input without any lag. ### Actual Result The BW extension has about a ~2-3 second lag before it accepts keyboard input. ### Screenshots or Videos _No response_ ### Additional Context When attempting to unlock the BW chrome extension, there is about a ~3-second lag between when the extension dropdown opens to when it accepts keyboard input. Before the 2022.9 update, I never experienced this lag. In version 2022.8 and older, I would click the extension, and it would start taking input instantly. Looking back at this, this was an unnoticed workflow enhancer, as the vault would unlock pretty quickly. I'm running the BW extension on **Brave Beta Version 1.44.86 Chromium: 105.0.5195.127 (Official Build) beta (arm64)**. This shouldn't matter as I've always run Brave in beta and the BW extension worked flawlessly before 2022.9. & 2022.9.1. I created a new Brave beta profile to test, but still the same thing. I am not using a self-hosted instance. All my browsers are up to date. Once browsers were closed out, there were no lingering processes for Brave or Chrome browsers. I ran the extension on **Chrome Version 105.0.5195.125 (Official Build) (arm64**), and I still get the same input lag issue. I tried on safari, **Version 16.0 (17614.1.25.9.10, 17614)** and input lag is also present there. ### Operating System macOS ### Operating System Version Version 12.6 (21G115) ### Web Browser Brave ### Browser Version Brave Beta Version 1.44.86 Chromium: 105.0.5195.127 (Official Build) beta (arm64 ### Build Version 2022.9.1

hirsch · October 5, 2022, 7:43pm

Thanks David. I really searched the term “delay login Bitwarden” - in some variations, too - and got absolutely not results …
O.k. so I’m happy the issue has already been addressed. Just wanted to know if someone else was able to recognize it …

best