1Password extension doesn't unlock in-step w/ the 1Password desktop application

t0dd

Note: These instructions are for the Linux desktop, but this issue will occur on all platforms. I just don't have a solution for Windows or Mac or anything else.

ISSUE: The browser extension doesn't auto-unlock in lockstep (pun intended) with the desktop application as it should.

ASSUMPTION: 1Password, the desktop application, has this setting switched on:: three stacked dots -> Settings -> Browser -> {X} Connect with 1Password in the browser

REASON (why is it happening): Vivaldi is not an officially supported browser.

PATH TO RESOLUTION: I sent in a support request to 1Password (agilebits), and they sent a nice email explaining how to fix this. They have documentation on how to resolve a similar-looking, but not the same, issue: https://support.1password.com/connect-1password-browser-app/

REQUEST: Maybe this can be added to the Vivadi docs somewhere? Or maybe it just lives here.

WORKAROUND: Manually declare Vivaldi as supported. Here's how (the linux version):

Quit 1Password for Linux (desktop app) and Vivaldi
Open a terminal, and run sudo mkdir /etc/1password (if you've done this already, you can skip it).
Run cd /etc/1password
Run sudo nano custom_allowed_browsers (i.e., open in text editor)
- Feel free to use your preferred text editor in place of nano
Paste in the appropriate browser binary name, in this case vivaldi-bin
- Save the file - in Nano, this is done by Ctrl+x -> y -> Enter
In terminal, run…

sudo chown root:root /etc/1password/custom_allowed_browsers && sudo chmod 755 /etc/1password/custom_allowed_browsers

Restart your device
Run 1Password - it will read our new config file and make the appropriate connections.

fatcow1234

Thanks for sharing!

Robbo

My combination of using hyprland with nvidia + vivaldi + 1password is pretty buggy with the extension popups. So I couldn't login at all. Found this thread when trying to find a solution and this is a great workaround for me. Thanks!

malikzeeb

Good news here: https://1password.community/discussion/140735/extending-support-for-trusted-web-browsers

Soon you'll be able to allow any browser to connect to 1Password by adding it to the list of trusted browsers in Settings in the 1Password desktop app.

Official support!

punksdad

On macOS, 1Password lets me add Vivaldi as a trusted browser via the "Connect to additional browsers" feature; this is with 1Password 8.10.46.

On Linux, with 1Password 8.10.46, this feature does not appear to exist.

I'm on OpenSUSE, which doesn't have a "native" Vivaldi install, so I'm using the Flatpak version. I can't figure out how to add this to the custom_allowed_browsers file described above, assuming that feature still exists.

Any ideas?

DoctorG

@punksdad On Linux, i guess, problem is caused by security sandbox of Flatpak install.

Feel free to report issue to Vivaldi bug tracker. Once that is done, share the bug number (beginning with VB-) you got by bug report mail.
Thanks for helping us making Vivaldi better.

svrutz

@t0dd You're a lifesaver dude.