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Unofficial "Look Up in 1Password" bookmarklet for iOS 5

by TJ Luoma Jan 29th 2012 at 4:00PM

1Password is one of my most-used iOS apps, since I need it to log in to any site which requires a password.

Since the introduction of 1Password on iOS, Agile has provided a bookmarklet which will open 1Password and then search for the current domain. That helps the fact that 1Password can't be fully integrated with Safari on iOS. Unfortunately the bookmarklet stopped working in iOS 5.

According to the company's blog, Agile has discontinued the bookmarklet and won't be updating it. They are working on "something better coming up for the future." They went on to add that they want to make 1Password's own integrated browser "more usable as "a Safari replacement, or rather partial replacement."

While I will reserve judgment until I see it, I have serious reservations about this plan. I have used iCab Mobile on the iPad for over a year. iCab is a superior browser to Safari, but it is still difficult to use instead of Safari because iOS doesn't allow you to change the default browser. It's hard to imagine that 1Password's integrated browser will be better than iCab.

Fortunately, two 1Password users, Kevin Yank and Brendan Averett, have created a new Look Up in 1Password bookmarklet which is compatible with iOS 5. You can either copy that link, or use this:

javascript:window.location='onepassword://'+window.location.href.substring(window.location.href.indexOf('//')+2

I have successfully tested it on iOS 5 and 1Password Pro (with both Safari and iCab).



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ric10100

I've added the bookmarklet with the closed parentheses at the end. I go to a site that requires an Apache login, the one with the pop-up username and password window. Now what? I can't access the bookmarklet while the login window is displayed. All I can do is close the window, click on the bookmarklet which simply takes me to 1password where I have to use their browser.
Not sure I get the benefit of this at all. It's just a shortcut to 1pw. What am I missing?

February 04 2012 at 1:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
HutcHJC

Here you go.

1. Copy the appropriate code on your PC and paste it into an email and send it to an account that you access on your iOS device.
2. Open the email and copy the code.
3. Go to Safari.
4. Go to some random page, doesn't matter what it is.
5. Add a Bookmark of the page (Rectangle with Arrow at bottom of Screen).
6. Rename the Bookmark to something that tells you what it is before saving it. (Like 1PassMarklet)
7. After saving it go to Bookmarks. (Looks like an Open Book at bottom of Screen.)
8. Click "Edit".
9. Click on the new link you created (will be near bottom).
10. Remove original Link and Paste in Code you copied.
11. Click "Done".
12. Move Bookmark to top of list for convenience.

HTH!

February 03 2012 at 4:19 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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HutcHJC

Don't forget to modify the original by adding the close parenthesis at the end.

February 03 2012 at 4:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Donald

Could someone please explain step by step how to implement the bookmarklet using javascript to lay people? It sounds like it would be incredibly useful.

Thanks!

February 02 2012 at 10:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tommy Aitch

I'm not clear on what one is supposed to do with this javascript. It doesn't do anything, as doesn't the link to the two 1Password users.

January 31 2012 at 2:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joejparnell

I posted at the 1password forums about iOS browser integration months ago and got the same song & dance about how they're going to make their own browser so good that it will solve the problem. They seem a bit deluded about what's at issue here. Like many others, I'm uninterested in this approach, and I stopped looking at 1passwrod at that point.

The idea that these guys have washed their hands of bookmarklet development shows how out of touch they are.

January 30 2012 at 4:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Steve Inglis

how do you get it to work have copied the link now what

January 30 2012 at 6:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
michael_boucher

Agree, works smoothly
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January 30 2012 at 2:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dallasjeff

I have tried 1Password several times but where were issues with the installation process and their tech support was some of the worst I've ever encountered. They kept blaming Apple for all their issues. Well, if it doesn't work like it should, they shouldn't release the app. And they most definitely should not take it out on their customers. I couldn't get any help from them just the same rhetoric, etc. It sure left a bad taste in my mouth for ever buying another of their products. I have absolutely no faith they can produce a Safari replacement that works well and even if they did, I'd feel sorry for any customers contacting their tech support. It was truly awful

January 29 2012 at 9:43 PM Report abuse -3 rate up rate down Reply
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puhsitch

I don't know anything about their tech support, but 1Password works great for me and has been a pretty indispensable tool. Did you ever figure out what was causing all the problems on your machine?

January 29 2012 at 11:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Roustem Karimov

I am sorry about the bad experience, Jeff.

Our customer support wasn't at it best when we were solving issues related to new versions of Safari, Lion and App Store. I sincerely believe that we improved quite a bit in the past couple of months. There are still ways to get better and I appreciate your feedback.

Best regards, Roustem
Founder of AgileBits

January 30 2012 at 10:43 AM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
aperak fungisid

Works perfect.

[ right-click the hot link and select Copy Link ]

January 29 2012 at 9:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jwink3101

One of the reasons I didn't go with a password manager over other password strategies with something like this. I would not want to use the built in browser (I use Atomic Web), but the bookmarklet would have been good...until something breaks and is no longer supported. Luckily (this time), someone found a fix...again, for now

January 29 2012 at 7:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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