![]() Aside from those minor problems, I found the new Sync menu in the Settings to be harder to understand visually: in the old version, 1Password showed a spinning Settings icon that provided a visual cue as to whether sync was in progress or not, whereas now that information is only available in a dedicated Sync screen that doesn’t show progress as clearly as before. In my tests, 1Password 4.5 showed faster and more reliable sync, but I also noticed a number of UI glitches and inconsistencies that could have used more polish for this public release. Like search in the Categories tab, this feature seems to be primarily geared towards saving taps and time on iOS, which is a smart decision. Using a search bar, you can find items for the current webpage in the All tab, or you can refine AutoFill results by selecting Logins, Identities, or Credit Cards items can be tapped for AutoFill like before, or you can press the “i” button to open an inspector that allows you to edit an item directly from the browser. In this new version, AutoFill options for logins, identities, and credit cards have been integrated into a single button in the browser that, like 1Password Mini for Mac, keeps everything into a single menu with tabs to filter by category. Alongside the possibility to browse tags created on the Mac (alas, new tags can’t be created or assigned on iOS yet), I’ve found myself spending less time hunting for a login in my 1Password vault, which is a welcome change, particularly on the iPhone.Īnother change that I appreciated in my time with testing 1Password 4.5 was the improved 1Browser. Now, you can simply head over Categories and hit Search to filter all items from all categories. It may not sound like a major addition – after all, it’s just a search bar – but it drastically reduces the time spent navigating 1Password to find a specific item. Perhaps the most useful addition for users who keep hundreds of items in 1Password is the search field, now available at the top of the main Category page as well as every sub-category (such as logins, credit cards, and notes). Once configured, vaults can be managed and opened from the Settings for the new version, AgileBits has turned the app’s former Demo Mode into a Demo Vault, which retains the previous mode’s demo purposes while also serving as a tutorial on how to change vaults inside 1Password. In terms of features, the first-run experience has been redesigned to better guide users through the vault setup process, which now supports the ability to switch between multiple vaults first introduced last year on the Mac. The way logins and categories are managed is still based on 1Password 4, which will be instantly familiar to existing customers. ![]() ![]() Buttons are indicated through color and whitespace is used to separate lists from items and other menus overall, it’s a clean design that’s probably easier to parse and read, but it doesn’t drastically alter the app’s organization in sections and navigation. Throughout the app, AgileBits has adopted a subdued and polished style that, while not necessarily mimicking Apple’s choices with system apps like Safari and Mail, removes shadows, 3D buttons, and textured backgrounds in favor of a simpler, spacious look that leaves more room for content. It starts with the lock screen, which sports a new light gray background that integrates with the default iOS 7 keyboard, which appears to be part of the user interface rather than an external interface element – it’s a minor touch, but it has been nicely implemented. 1Password 4.5, available today on the App Store, brings a complete redesign for iOS 7 and several other changes and feature additions that make 1Password officially optimized for the modern OS, further narrowing the gap between the mobile and desktop versions.ġPassword 4.5 doesn’t deeply reimagine the way 1Password works, but every aspect of the app has received a facelift that needed AgileBits to reconsider each screen and menu with a refreshed design language that feels at home on iOS 7. 1Password 4 for iOS, first released in December 2012, was a major update to AgileBits’ popular password manager that introduced a new design, a powerful built-in browser to manage logins inside the app, and a variety of other features that were later ported to and expanded on OS X with 1Password 4 for Mac. ![]()
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