Firefox Extension Biometric Unlock broken

Biometric unlock stopped working properly.

So I had chosen Biometric Unlock but extension always ask for master password. I have to now manually select Unlock with Biometric this is not the way it worked before. The next problem is when I tell it to manually unlock with Biometric the Windows Hello Biometric Window is now hidden behind Firefox and I have to go click it on the toolbar. This makes Biometric unlock useless and I have had to resort to PIN unlock.

Version: 2025.5.0
SDK: ‘main (f28b4ef)’
Server version: 2025.6.2

Please fix this behavior. Make the Biometric Window be on top of the browser again and fix the unlock so it uses my preferred Biometric and not master password.

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Is your desktop version 2025.6.1?

My setup is currently extension 2025.5.0 and desktop 2025.5.1, with the extension set to: Unlock with biometrics and Ask for biometrics on launch. Biometrics is launched properly on both Ctrl+Shift+L and clicking on the extension icon. It is launched immediately without having to click any button, and Windows Hello authentication shows up in the foreground.

If your desktop is the same version as mine, then the behaviors we observe would be different.

Please see the pinned announcement:

Bitwarden is aware of an issue with biometric unlock when using the Firefox and Opera browser extension. The issue will be resolved as soon as the 2025.6.0 version of the browser extension is approved and available for those browsers.

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