• cordlesslamp@lemmy.today
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    6 months ago

    I’m tech illiterate and been using Bitwarden for 3 years (premium), and honestly it doesn’t work very well on Android. Every time I need to enter a password, it’s completely hit-or-miss with Bitwarden. Half of the time it doesn’t even pop up. I’m using Xiaomi phone and tablet with stock rom (global version).

    Should I switch to Proton?

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        6 months ago

        Wow thanks, I have no idea. That’s great news. I’ll definitely wait for the native app. But in the meantime I’ll try out Proton as a “backup” just in case something bad happens to Bitwarden or my personal vault.

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      6 months ago

      I have the same issue with Keepass2Android. I think the issue is with Android itself rather than the password app.

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      Sometimes you have to long press on the password box and bitwarden might appear or a little “autofill” option may appear along in the 3 vertical dots pop up. Most of the time, Bitwarden auto pops up for me.

      I feel like if you’re already using Bitwarden and you’re talking to us on Lemmy, you’re not tech illiterate.

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      6 months ago

      Try the free version and switch to premium if you like it better than bitwarden.

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        In terms of “Free version”, what would be better? What would you recommend if I were to use one as Premium (daily use) and the other as Free (for backup purpose)?

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          Idk its up to you really try both out and go with what you like and buy a premium for what you decide to use daily .

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      6 months ago

      Same problem on 1password.

      As a mobile developer I can tell you that working with Android keyboards has been a giant fucking pain in ass since inception to today.

      While I can’t speak specifically to why they both seem to have this problem, I wouldn’t be surprised if the OS is part of the problem.

      I wouldn’t be shocked that if someone had it working consistently, it might be because of the most heinous hacks, or private greylisted APIs or some other nonsense.