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> Also, having to open my browser for every password I need to copy on my phone just seems clunky and stupid. You don't (at least for Android), the functionali
by kbenson 5y ago
> Also, having to open my browser for every password I need to copy on my phone just seems clunky and stupid.
You don't (at least for Android), the functionality of Lockwise appears to have been replicated in Firefox. There's a toggle in the logins and passwords settings section of Firefox to allow it to fill in passwords for other apps.
Apparently they're rolling it out in iOS next month, according to the article (as jdlshore pointed out).
- kevincox 5y agoFantastic! I never liked having another app for passwords so I removed lockwise as soon as Firefox (the new one) got password support but was never aware that it grew autofill support!
- kelnos 5y agoI'm not sure how great this is, though, from a security perspective. When I select Firefox as my autofill provider on Android, I get this message: > "Make sure you trust this app" > "Firefox Beta uses what's on your screen to determine what can be autofilled." So, unless I'm mistaken, it sounds like the OS gives the selected app special privileges to read what's on the screen (at all times?). I would much rather have a standalone, single-purpose app doing this than a gigantic browser. The former is much easier to secure.
- Groxx 5y agoBasically. It receives a stream of accessibility data, so it can decide what is auto-fillable and what isn't. I'm not sure how much content that actually contains, but the app / UI structure / many other details are definitely in there.