Summary
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1PASSWORD now allows users to allocate physical locations to the stored elements, automatically surfaces relevant information (such as locker codes or office access) when nearby.
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This new feature aims to rationalize access to crucial data by eliminating the need to search or remember the names of specific elements, which makes information easily available according to the user’s location.
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The location -based access function comes from an internal hackathon, has undergone tests in 1Password Labs and is now deployed to all users of 1 Password on Android and iOS.
Today, some of the best password managers do not safely store your online identification information, they act as a digital safe of all your personal information. Applications like 1PASSWORD can store everything you want to protect against prying eyes, including your medical records, bank account or credit card / debit information, access codes, passport information, safety alarm codes and everything you can start.
While several of the main password managers can do so, 1Password now deploys a new feature that he currently offers.
This comes exactly a year after the 1 Password Passkekey support in Android.
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As part of its announcement today, 1PASSWORD has deployed access based on localization for items stored in your safe, allowing the application to surface, for example, your locker code when you are at the gymnasium or your office door code as soon as you arrive, just at the top of the application.
Available on Android and iOS, the functionality objective is to highlight the elements, passwords, codes, etc., much faster. “Even if you do not know or do not remember the name of an article, simply being at the location associated with this element, 1Password would surface this information for you,” explains the company.
1Password says that the idea of ​​functionality has come to life during one of its hackathonsAnd it turned out to be an instant success among the participants. The functionality quickly made its way 1 Password LabsThe application test field for experimental features. Now, the functionality is making its way to all users.
Here is how to configure access to the location for an article
Note that the Android 1Password application would not allow me to enter screenshots, so the images below highlight the procedure on iOS. The main configuration procedure is the same in both operating systems, but with certain user interface differences.
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Head to the 1PASSWORD application on your phone.
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Press the Plus / new Fab icon and select the type of item you want to add.
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Type the relevant details.
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Press Add a location in the Notes section.
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Or coordinate location contact details, a card URL or choose a location via the integrated application card. The application makes Surface Google Maps for Android users and Apple cards for iOS users.
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Go to home customization settings and make sure that “nearby” is changed.
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You should now see the relevant items appear in the neighboring section of the home screen when you are near
Follow the screenshots below for the visual indices:
