I have a question about the password auto-fill for apps and chrome browser websites. I have not spent enough time in oxygen os to know.
I usually used pixel-like roms and the passwords would just appear in the username and passwords areas and all i had to do was click next. An in some compatible apps it will just auto login bypassing the login screen i.e. Spotify.
On this rom though, when coming to a login page, the password and login fields are blank until i click on them. Then a prompt come up from the bottom the screen with an option to fill it in for me.
Is this just the way oxygen os handles passwords and if so is there a way to make it autofill like in pixels?
Or is something setup wrong in my phone? Thanks in advance.
Honestly, you're probably better off using a dedicated app to auto fill passwords instead of using the auto fill by Google or the rom. An app would be independent from the system and is generally a much safer alternative. Try something like KeepassDX, it has a dedicated keyboard to auto fill the password and supports fingerprint authentication. It's not exactly what you want but with the fingerprint and keyboard I feel like it could come close, but only a few extra steps. Then you wouldn't have to worry about the ROM bugging out while handling your passwords. Just an option if you can't get it working right.
Thank you for your input but i wasnt looking for a google replacement.
I was asking specifically about google's password autofill.
Im on the OnePlus 7 port ob9. It is the best 4om i have tried yet. But this password thing is having me do an extra 2 clicks every time i have to type .y password.
Stalix said:
Thank you for your input but i wasnt looking for a google replacement.
I was asking specifically about google's password autofill.
Im on the OnePlus 7 port ob9. It is the best 4om i have tried yet. But this password thing is having me do an extra 2 clicks every time i have to type .y password.
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Open chrome browser, open menu upper right (the vertical dots) then Password section.
I guess apps using Chrome Webview or having a chromium based browser built in to display web pages will be able to handle passwords, if you use Android System Webview (default) and not another one.
passwords.google.com to see your recorded passwords and access to help pages. You can access this settings in system settings > accounts > 'your Google account' also
You're not on a Pixel phone, Google services integration in system is not the same. That's not an OOS matter but a 'non Pixel' matter.
So i found the solution. I just uninstalled all chrome updates so it reverted to the original chrome version the rom came with. Went to multiple login pages and the passwords and usernames autofilled just perfectly just like on all other roms. So i updated back to the latest chrome and the passwords still autofill properly.
Something must have messed up during chrome updates. Just haply to get my autofill working. Yah
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So I received a Nexus 7 today as a gift from a grateful client. I'd wanted one for quite a while and would have purchased one eventually, but through luck, I finally have an N-7. But having played with it for barely an hour, I'm concerned about privacy in sharing this device with my family.
You see, I want to use this on my existing Google account, so that dozens of apps that I've previously purchased for my Android phone (Razr Maxx) and Android Tablet (ThinkPad) can be installed on this device without having to re-purchase them all. However, to my great surprise and frustration, I can't seem to make the Chrome Browser logout of my account and stay logged out.. Using App Protector Pro, I can lock down the Gmail app and other apps that I don't want others using. However, even though there is a logout link in Gmail when displayed in the Chrome Browser, whenever I re-open the browser the home page it displays offers to let me sign into my Google account with one click.
I use Gmail to communicate with clients. I am required by law to keep their communications private. I absolutely cannot allow a family member to have access to my Gmail account under any circumstances. How can I let my spouse and kids use the Nexus 7 but make it impossible for them to get to my Gmail through the browser? Note: I have no such trouble on my ThinkPad, but it's running ICS not JB.
You can use switchme for user accounts its the best and probably the only app around here that makes you feel desktop like user account experience. For example after adding a password to your account you can create a new account for your children. New account will not have any kind of data from your account including user apps,cookies,history,mail accounts and even the wifi access points so nothing from your account .
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I'm thinking of buying this phone and it will be my first Android phone ever.
When you first set up an Android phone it asks you to sign into your Gmail, all well and good, I have a Gmail and have it protected with 2 step verification.
Now normally on any other device/client you would set up an 'application specific password' which I assume will work aOK in for setting up your Android phone.
But as I understand if you have a lockscreen passcode/pattern lock, if you forget the code/pattern you are asked sign in with your Gmail account password to unlock the phone. This is where it confuses me, you would not normally write down an application specific so if you signed into your phone with one that wouldn't work, or does it work if you use your normal 'non specific' Gmail password?
I have also looked and found this video (watch?v=Mu9xflbwMKw can't post links) which says when you are asked to sign in to Gmail you have a 'menu/settings' option which allows you to sign in with a web interface therefore using a one time use code they send you, which then I assume if you forget your lockscreen code/pattern, you would just sign in with your normal Gmail password.
So if you have 2 step verification do you sign in with your normal password with the 'web login' or do you use a one time use password? and what are the implications for a forgotten lockscreen code/pattern?
I would say the worst case scenario is you have to go create a new one-time password on your computer, just to unlock.
AFAIK you'll have to use your Application-specific password.
Just tried it and it did take my password just fine, however it did "deauthorize" the device, so i had to login once more to make the device sync again.
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Just tried it and it did take my password just fine, however it did "deauthorize" the device, so i had to login once more to make the device sync again.
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That's fantastic news, I'll just log in with an application specific password knowing that I can reset it with the normal password, I've never (touch wood) forgotten a lockscreen passcode but it's better to be safe than sorry.
Thanks guys :good:
disable 2step autorization. My dad could not login to his his Gmail while it was enabled, but he could login immediatly after disabling it
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disable 2step autorization. My dad could not login to his his Gmail while it was enabled, but he could login immediatly after disabling it
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That doesn't have anything to do with what we are discussing here. And is 2-step prevented your dad from logging into Gmail, then you're using it wrong.
I've been using 2-step authentication for over two years now, and my wife over a year, on all our computers and phones. Works perfectly.
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That doesn't have anything to do with what we are discussing here. And is 2-step prevented your dad from logging into Gmail, then you're using it wrong.
I've been using 2-step authentication for over two years now, and my wife over a year, on all our computers and phones. Works perfectly.
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yes it works everywhere. but it didn't when you want to enter your Gmail after you did a reset on your phone, strangely
That's what the one-time passwords are for. You can't use the 2-step code check with the accounts system on Android. So you create a one-time password, following the directions Google gave you when you turned 2-step on.
just signed into this to check it out and lo and behold I now have all the passwords of everyone who has used my computer. makes me wonder how many places i have left my passwords over the years.
I think where Smart Lock for Passwords shines is the app integration within Android. App developers looking for convenience now don't have to offer Google Sign-In but instead can roll their own login/pw system, and then simply utilize the Smart Lock for Passwords API. That's the best of both worlds.
For secure password generation, management, cross platform usability, etc., the full featured apps like LastPass and 1Password are still miles ahead.
i feel like it needs to have a little more security than it has though. if this is on by default, and it appears it has been for years looking at some of the old passwords and sites i have in my list, then what's to stop people from hacking all your sites if they get your google password? defeats the purpose of having secure, difficult passwords if all they need is one. it has my home wifi password saved and viewable for cripes sake. not just mine either. my mom visited from michigan and used my computer. i now have her ebay, facebook, and email logins and passwords, along with everyone who has used my computer.
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i feel like it needs to have a little more security than it has though. if this is on by default, and it appears it has been for years looking at some of the old passwords and sites i have in my list, then what's to stop people from hacking all your sites if they get your google password? defeats the purpose of having secure, difficult passwords if all they need is one. it has my home wifi password saved and viewable for cripes sake. not just mine either. my mom visited from michigan and used my computer. i now have her ebay, facebook, and email logins and passwords, along with everyone who has used my computer.
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Turn on 2-factor authentication.
...And that why you need to let your friends and family know that they should be using Incognito browsing or their own chrome user profile when they use your computer.
If you saved your passwords on someone else's computer, than you should be doing the same as your family! Go Incognito!
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...And that why you need to let your friends and family know that they should be using Incognito browsing or their own chrome user profile when they use your computer.
If you saved your passwords on someone else's computer, than you should be doing the same as your family! Go Incognito!
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this. what op describes sounds to me like basic user error. type any password on any computer and you run the risk of having it stored there. go to your local library for hilarious proof of this. the key is to protect your assets (passwords) by only typing them from a secure profile or on a PERSONAL computer that only you use
My mother's Nexus 7 has 2 accounts, the main/owner one which is my own and a secondary one for her. That's how I initially configured that device but I don't use it anymore, I want to remove my account from that device. How can I do that and transfer the device ownership to her account without resetting and re-configuring everything?
Anyone?
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My mother's Nexus 7 has 2 accounts, the main/owner one which is my own and a secondary one for her. That's how I initially configured that device but I don't use it anymore, I want to remove my account from that device. How can I do that and transfer the device ownership to her account without resetting and re-configuring everything?
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Hi, Nazgulled...
I really don't think there is an easy way of transferring ownership, other than with a factory reset, and then setting it up as a new device, with a new owner.
A factory reset provides a complete and clean break from the previous owner to the new owner.
It also depends on how many accounts you have, and with which organisations.
For example, I have my standard Google account, my Guardian (UK newspaper) account, BBC account, and Facebook account (not that I use it much).
Further, using Chrome browser, I use it to login to multiple blogs, websites and forums (such as XDA), and it remembers my login and password details.
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Removing Google accounts is reasonably straightforward though...
On your Nexus 7
Go to SETTINGS>>ACCOUNTS>>GOOGLE...
Select your Google account, and then tap on the '3 dot' overflow menu at the top right hand corner of the screen, and select the Remove Account option.
(See attached screenshot.)
And then do the same for your mother's Google account, as it's a secondary account.
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Once both accounts are removed, tap BACK twice (to just SETTINGS>>ACCOUNTS) and select +Add Account, select Google and enter your mothers Google login details, username and password...
Or alternatively, just back out of everything to the home screen and then fire up the PlayStore or Gmail app, where you'll be prompted to enter your mother's Google account details.
You're now setting up the Nexus 7 with your mother as the primary Google account holder.
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One possible problem here that I can forsee, is if you've bought any paid-for apps from Google PlayStore using your (Nazgulled) Google account, and that you currently share with your mother, they will still be installed on the Nexus 7, but they will likely, at some point, fail the Google licence check... as you will cease to be the legitimate paid-for and licenced user of those apps on this device, the Nexus 7 (because your Google account will have been removed from the device).
This may possibly result in complete cessation of those apps, or experience some degree of limited/restricted functionality. This may not happen immediately. It could be days or weeks before this happens. It depends on how the apps (in question), and their developers deal with unpaid for, and thus unlicensed software.
Your mother may need to buy the apps (a licence) to continue to use them at some point, or alternatively, uninstall them.
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You should also clear the data of certain apps you currently use, as the primary user of the device...
Any email apps you happen to use, such as...
**Gmail
**Inbox
**MailDroid
Any browsers...
**Chrome and it's derivatives (Beta and Developer)
**Opera
**Boat Browser
**Maxthon Browser
Any banking or financial apps you also might have installed. This will clear username and password login details stored by these apps.
This is accomplished as follows.
I'll use Chrome as an example.
Go to SETTINGS>>APPS>>Scroll horizontally to the ALL tab...
Scroll DOWN to Chrome, tap to enter and tap the CLEAR DATA button.
The same method should be used for apps installed whose login details you wish to clear.
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Please don't misunderstand me... I'm not trying to impugn your relationship with your mother or the level of trust you have with her. But privacy is a consideration when transferring a device that has not been properly wiped. And I'm just pointing out the complexity of removing your personal data from a device... without factory resetting it... and which is the only surefire and guaranteed way of cleanly transferring ownership.
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If all the above sounds a bit messy, that's because it is!!!
I know from experience in the past, with Android devices, Windows PC's, and quite recently, an Apple Mac, that the most straightforward way of transferring ownership, is for the new user to begin with a completely blank slate.
And apart from anything else, a factory reset device generally tends to perform better, is smoother and is more responsive, once the accumulated detritus of months or years of use has been swept away.
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Hope this is useful to you... and good luck.
Rgrds,
Ged.
Wow, such detailed post. Much appreciated...
Now that I think about it, a factory reset would probably work because my mother doesn't have that many apps and the ones that she uses are probably backed up on Google's servers which will be automatically restored when setting up the device a second time. There are no purchased apps that I share with the second account, so that's not a problem. About privacy, no worries mate, that's a non-issue, unless someone unknown gets access to the device and starts poking around, that's not a problem.
I'll probably do a factory reset than, it will probably be easier.
Thanks
I'm using Lastpass for password management and when I come to a login for an app, Lastpass pops up with a list of matching saved passwords. After I select one, it populates the login, then a new prompt shows up with passwords, which don't match the app. I'm thinking it has something to do with the second screen. Anybody else seeing this?
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I'm using Lastpass for password management and when I come to a login for an app, Lastpass pops up with a list of matching saved passwords. After I select one, it populates the login, then a new prompt shows up with passwords, which don't match the app. I'm thinking it has something to do with the second screen. Anybody else seeing this?
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I've been using Lastpass for months on my V20 with no problems.
LastPass tried printing me for the second screen at first too. You need to add an exception for it in the app's settings.
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LastPass tried printing me for the second screen at first too. You need to add an exception for it in the app's settings.
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I tried adding Second Screen but that didn't work. I found that you have to add "LG System Server". That worked!