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Autofill doesn't work, since Firefox passwords can't be unlocked using in-display fingerprint sensor

When trying to autofill password in other app, a fingerprint icon alongside "Unlock Firefox" is being displayed. Tapping on said icon doesn't do anything. And I can't sim… (read more)

When trying to autofill password in other app, a fingerprint icon alongside "Unlock Firefox" is being displayed. Tapping on said icon doesn't do anything. And I can't simply unlock via fingerprint, since my device is using an in-display fingerprint reader which triggers the keyboard stroke instead of reading the fingerprint to unlock the passwords.

Device: Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Android: 11 MIUI: 12.5.2 Keyboard: GBoard & Swiftkey (both show same issue)

Asked by Fabian Kaeser 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Auto Insert Login Details

Ive come back to firefox for android after a year of using other browser,bbut there is no setting i can find. 1, i visit a login page The page has the username but the p… (read more)

Ive come back to firefox for android after a year of using other browser,bbut there is no setting i can find.

1, i visit a login page The page has the username but the password field is blank.

2, i select the link at bottom tbat says passwords.

3, a list pops up, and one of the listed items is to pick a saved password.

4, i pick the saved password, then all the urls are in the background while a thumprint security check is showing.

5, i put my thumb on the screen and now it lets me see all the saved passwords.

6, i select the correct url whos password is the right one.

7, it returns back to the original login page BLANK

It seams to me auto fill is switched on, but its not working, or the thumbnail security is blacking the transfer.

So ive deleted the url and password saved, there was only one, then ive gone to the login page and typed in the username and password, enter. Firefox asks if i wish to save the logon details, i do

But each time i go to the login page the password is blank?

I should add the url is a link to my network drives, so its an ip address like 192.168.x.xx

So ehy is android firefox no longer inserting the details, its the latest version, ive also cleared cache both, and it losds firefox as if its the first time i ran it. I set everything up to what i want, auto login is on.

I sign in with my account and sync brings back my desktop bookmarks saved logins etc.

Still there is only one url saved, ive seen this happen sometimes when thete is 2 saved logins for same url, but right now there is only one saved bookmark, and only one saved user name and password.

Anything i can do, or back to the browser i was using. Ive used the new android fitefox ever since it updated to the new one, most of the time it sat ln my phone unused, so i made sure jt had no update.

Sorry this is long, but ill be told to make sure the suto fill or auto login is on. Ive been through sll its settings.

Thanks

John

Asked by John 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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"Unlock Firefox" shown when trying to access passwords from Android apps

I was able to access passwords stored in my Firefox account from my Android apps, but now it shows "Unlock Firefox" when I try to access them. How can I solve this proble… (read more)

I was able to access passwords stored in my Firefox account from my Android apps, but now it shows "Unlock Firefox" when I try to access them. How can I solve this problem? Thanks!

Asked by srapau 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Save password so I don't have to write all The time I believe I've got to sync them

bold text I have a broken Hand I cannot text good I want to sync all my passwords in so I don't have to fill them out all the timePlease you'll have to walk me through t… (read more)

bold text I have a broken Hand I cannot text good I want to sync all my passwords in so I don't have to fill them out all the timePlease you'll have to walk me through that I am so stupid when it comes to this

Asked by FUCK THIS SHIT 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Suggestions for password managers, ad blockers and add-ons.

Suggestions for Firefox for Android Since the built-in password manager is not good enough in terms of security and functionality, (and I don't think it will be good eno… (read more)

Suggestions for Firefox for Android

Since the built-in password manager is not good enough in terms of security and functionality, (and I don't think it will be good enough for the foreseeable future), it would actually be a good idea to build an app instead of the built-in one, or to choose a third party app as a partner as an official recommendation, and so forth.

I find the browser's ad-blocking features to be very unorganized, repetitive, and not easy to use. I wish you could build a comprehensive enough and personalized built-in pan-ad blocker.

And please allow the beta version's custom "add-ons collection" to be added to the official version

Anyway, there are many problems and many solutions, I hope Firefox will be better and better.

Thanks.

Asked by CaoLiPengJL 1 year ago

Answered by Paul 1 year ago

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android update lost bookmarks

I updated firefox from version 68 on my android phone and lost all bookmarks and passwords. It's an older Samsung. How can they be restored? I've never had this happen wh… (read more)

I updated firefox from version 68 on my android phone and lost all bookmarks and passwords. It's an older Samsung. How can they be restored? I've never had this happen when updating a browser.

Asked by sbuzz 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Android Firefox nightly does not input my saved passwords.

For about 1 week now, Android Firefox nightly does not input my saved passwords into the password fields. Thankfully the regular Firefox app has no issues with inputting … (read more)

For about 1 week now, Android Firefox nightly does not input my saved passwords into the password fields. Thankfully the regular Firefox app has no issues with inputting the passwords that are saved. Is this a bug with Firefox nightly Android?

Nightly version is 111.0a1

Asked by Mozilla cheese 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Sign In to Firefox Android with Password

I'm having a huge problem logging into or signing into my Firefox Account for Android either first time ever or first time with my new Password anyway? I can't remember. … (read more)

I'm having a huge problem logging into or signing into my Firefox Account for Android either first time ever or first time with my new Password anyway? I can't remember. It won't give me a box for the Password no matter what so I can't Sign In! Respectfully, Barry

Asked by popsbarry@gmail.com 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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password telling me its wrong, I know its right

Someone has changed my account. When you sign into an account they ask for email and password. That's for safety. When I went into firefox it said I had signed out which … (read more)

Someone has changed my account. When you sign into an account they ask for email and password. That's for safety. When I went into firefox it said I had signed out which I hadn't. So I resigned up. Put my email in and when it came to put in password it was autofilled, which was not me ne,vi don't autofill anything besid s way too many dots. Then I finally got the dots deleted and put my n my password and it told me its wrong and I can't get into it

Asked by Christine 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Firefox not user friendly

First off it set the search bar and menu at the bottom of the screen and I didn't know how to change that. Then I couldn't sync with all my account passwords and bookmark… (read more)

First off it set the search bar and menu at the bottom of the screen and I didn't know how to change that. Then I couldn't sync with all my account passwords and bookmarks previously saved on other apps. I had to delete the app because the idea of privacy is great and all but I need to get access to my preferred websites and accounts easily. If you can provide an easy fix I will give the app another try.

Thanks.

Asked by lalcastra 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Firefox Account sometimes only works with old password (maybe from when FF Sync was separate?)

I changed my the password to my Firefox account, let's call the old one "OldPassword" and the current one "NewPassword". When I sign into accounts.firefox.com, I enter "N… (read more)

I changed my the password to my Firefox account, let's call the old one "OldPassword" and the current one "NewPassword". When I sign into accounts.firefox.com, I enter "NewPassword", and it works as expected. HOWEVER, occasionally when I try to sign into my Firefox account, it tells me that password is INCORRECT.

The most reproducible situation is when I have some sync issue and I need to sign back into my Firefox Account on mobile in order to reestablish a Sync connection between FF Mobile and FF Desktop. In this situation, entering "NewPassword" fails, but "OldPassword" works!

If I go to accounts.firefox.com/settings/change_password, and enter "OldPassword" in the Current Password field and "NewPassword" in the New Password fields, it will say that I've entered an incorrect current password. When I put "NewPassword" in the Current PW field, it accepts that as correct, but then says, "New password cannot be the same as current password."

My current theory is that Firefox Sync used to be a separate service from the Firefox Account, and users could create a password for each that didn't necessarily have to be the same (That's how it used to work, right? Am I remembering that correctly?) A few years back, Sync got integrated into Account so it all uses one password. At some point, I updated my account password to "NewPassword", but for some reason the Sync part of the system didn't get its credential updated in the same way.

Can anyone provide insight into this situation, or how to fix it? I'd really like to not have to remember two separate FF passwords and guess which one to use each time I need to sign in.

Asked by fiffox 1 year ago

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passwords imported from Chrome do not sync

Passwords imported from Chrome on desktop do not sync to Android. Manual sync forced on both ends did not help. Can't say all imported passwords are impacted but two for … (read more)

Passwords imported from Chrome on desktop do not sync to Android. Manual sync forced on both ends did not help. Can't say all imported passwords are impacted but two for sure. Having this issue since the import date 3+ months ago.

Asked by badadim1 1 year ago

Last reply by badadim1 1 year ago