Unlock with biometrics doesn't stick in Firefox extension

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In Firefox 125.0.2 unlock with biometrics will not stick. Unlock with pin seems to work sometimes.

Chrome makes me type full password each time now, unlock with fingerprint enabled.

Allow browser integration is enabled in vault and running in the tray.

removed the extension, reinstalled.

Bitwarden 2024.4.1

Win11 23H2 22631.3447

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There is this recent similar issue:

whose workaround is to remove the extension, restart the browser, and reinstall.

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Tried this, same thing. I select unlock with biometrics and it doesn’t stick. not working in Chrome or Firefox. unlock with Pin working

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I experienced the same thing. What fixed it for me was that my Bitwarden Windows app was locked. As soon as I unlocked it, the Firefox Bitwarden extension was able to retain the “unlock with biometrics” settings.

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Same here, I need to unlock the Windows app first (even with biometrics) and then FF extension allows me to unlock it with biometric.

This issue started a few weeks ago.

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Also tried:

  1. uninstal FF extension.
  2. reinstall it.
  3. login vault back with master password.
  4. setting “login with biometric”.

It didn’t work. There’s something between extension and Windows app when the app is locked.

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This seems to be an inconvenient security fix. PIN may be better for people who don’t want to deal with it.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/comments/1cyw9sp/extension_202450_always_requires_desktop_app_to/l5crkrk/

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Tried everything over and over, deleted, reinstalled etc. “unlock with biometrics” will not stay checked. latest desktop app and extension running in Win11 and logged in.

Chrome has 2024.6.1 extension, Firefox has 2024.4.2

Only option I can get is unlock with PIN. I am premium subscriber if that matters.

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Same issue. MS Edge on both Win11 an MacOS