When will you allow device logins to remove the necessity to log in once with a master password?
(“Log in normally to the initiating app (web vault, browser extension, desktop, or mobile app) at least once so that Bitwarden can recognize your device.”)
bitwarden. c o m/help/log-in-with-device
So I can log in to a completely fresh device or Private Browsing Window with my mobile device?
Especially the first point is pushing me back from rolling out Bitwarden for my whole family.
I want them to not care about the Master Password at all.
(Point 2 could actually be achieved if Point 1 is fully working, so you would only create the account with a master password, which would then only act as a recovery key).
First, I changed your “Feature Request”- into an “Ask the Community”-post, as feature requests can’t be about two different requests at once (makes it impossible to count votes in a meaningful way).
Then, I think there are already some existing feature requests to the same topic, where you can join in.
Your first question might be also tackled by this request: Sign into Bitwarden with a passkey / "Login with passkeys" (for all BW apps) since you could login with such a full-login-passkey without the master password. (“login with passkey” is still in Beta and only possible for the web vault - hence this feature request, to bring it to the other BW apps as well)
If you prefer “Login with device” in general: Currently I’m not aware of any feature requests corresponding to your first “question” that match your first question “exactly” - but if you find a similar feature request, then join in there. Or if you don’t find one, feel free to open a new feature request, requesting this specific thing only.
Although you can’t create an account without a master password, you don’t need to use the master password to log into a previously created account. As an alternative, you can use Login with Passkeys. Currently, this is only available for the Web Vault, although Bitwarden is planning to make this login method available for other apps, as well.
You could also use the logged-in Web Vault to authorize other logins using “Login with Device”. As in Dashlane, you do need to first commission a new device before it can be logged into without a master password.
Please note that with Bitwarden’s “Login with Device”, it is possible to log into a browser extension in a Private/Incognito browser session. As long as you logged in to that browser extension at least once previously using your master password, the “Login with Device” option will remain available for later logins, even if you close and restart the Private/Incognito browser after logging out of the extension, or if you disable and re-enable the Bitwarden browser extension. You will only need to repeat the commissioning process (logging in using your master password) if you have completely uninstalled and reinstalled the browser extension.
