Make default: Copy password in 1 click

Feature Requests Password Manager
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Related to: ✅ New UI: copying a password requires 2 clicks

Copying a password is the primary piece of UI used in the Password Manager. In the old UI, copying a password took 1 click (click the copy button).

In the new UI, copying a password takes 2 clicks (click copy button > click “Copy password”). This is inconvenient because it is adding an extra click every time users want to perform a primary function. There is also cognitive dissonance because users expect the “copy” function to be performed when a “copy” icon is clicked. Being given menu options when clicking a copy button (Copy username / Copy password) is not inline with usability standards for copy buttons.

In the related issue (✅ New UI: copying a password requires 2 clicks) this has been addressed via “Show quick copy actions on Vault” under Settings > Appearance. However, seeing as copying password is the primary function of a password manager, I would recommend making 1-click copy the default for your application.

Context: I’m a Senior UX designer.

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welcome, @anonymous27826349872 to the community!

There now also exists an option in 2024.12.4 that enables “click to auto-fill”, which is safer than “click to copy password” because it will fail if you are on a look-alike website.

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I also would like to disagree. That copying involves the clipboard and that’s not ideal for security. The primary function should be auto-fill - and for copy actions that don’t work by auto-fill, the drag & drop functionality (which doesn’t work via the less secure clipboard) will hopefully soon come back.