FR: Android 8.0 Autofill service

[jookk]

Hello, pleassed to see android app for nc passwords :) Can you add android 8 autofill service?

[daper]

Hi @jookk, glad you like it! Yes sure, I am planning to make that. But pass-code/fingerprint lock will come first and then auto-sync.

[daper]

Hi, I've actually done some numbers... The application now supports android versions since Android 4.1. By implementing an autofill service it will leave out the 25% of users that are using it. I have to think on it... Any comment/appreciation helps :/ @jookk @mrohnstock

[jookk]

Autofill service is MUCH needed, you can have two versions . I think, you can motivate yourself with some little pricing.

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Hi, I've actually done some numbers... The application now supports android versions since Android 4.1. By implementing an autofill service it will leave out the 25% of users that are using it. I have to think on it... Any comment/appreciation helps :/ @jookk @mrohnstock — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[mrohnstock]

Hm, I'm not really an Android App Developer, but is Autofill not just an if the platform supports this, I enable it feature of a newer SDK?

Can't you just set a min SDK Level (16 for 4.1) and build the app with a SDK which Supports Autofill?

The apk size will grow, but should still work in 4.1.... Just a guess to be honest.

[jakobroehrl]

Hey @daper! It's a great app, I love it. Thanks for your work. Auto fill is a feature I would appreciate very much.

[JonathanTreffler]

I would really appreciate that feature. @daper If that would be ok i might do a Fork , implement that feature and do a Pull Request

[klundry]

Just chiming in that auto fill is an important feature to me. It makes the process if using a password manager much smoother and therefore more likely I will actually use it like i'm supposed to.

[Zuikkis]

Hi!

Coming from Lastpass, this missing autofill seems to be the biggest drawback. Please look into it, after you have enjoyed your free beer. :)

Lastpass has tripled it's price for Premium service, it's now $36 per year.. I believe there might be a lot of users considering alternatives.

[lbdroid]

I don't know the complexities tied the libraries being used, but android allows you to code around API level restrictions. See https://developer.android.com/training/basics/supporting-devices/platforms#version-codes

So the solution with supporting this feature without breaking support for older devices should be as simple as containing the feature within an if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= whatever){ block.

[sfabel]

Let me give you my +1 on this feature request as well. It's the biggest drawback for the app in terms of convenience (also coming from Lastpass).

Happy to help beta test if required...

Thanks!

[Oscar-Macdonald]

Really hoping this gets implemented as well, it's my main drawback on the app

[scanno]

Indeed autofill would be a great thing to have.

[maluus]

+1 on this. Autofill is an important feature.

[zynexiz]

I been using this password manager for a while, and it works pretty good. Like that it's tightly integrated to NC with an interface inside to manage the passwords. But the lack of auto fill is making me look for other solutions, like Enpass or Bitwarden. Copy paste works, but it's far from optimal.

Regarding lots of user still use Android 4.1. Seriously, if they haven't upgraded yet it's their problem. It's over 8 years old and heavily outdated in almost everything. You can't stop development because some refuse to upgrade.

[fajabird]

Storing passwords in an encrypted safe but then using the OS-clipboard to copy/paste them into the login page can be a security risk. So auto-fill is not only a convenience-feature, its not perfect either though.

[ozls]

I heartily agree that autofill is an important feature. It would be a big plus for the Nextcloud experience.

[Zuikkis]

Again bumping this. I asked about this feature 1.5 years ago (above), when I gave up on Lastpass Premium because they increased price.

I have been using Lastpass Free after that, but now they are crippling it so desktop and mobile can't be used with same account..

So once again I'm looking for alternatives! Nextcloud passwords would be perfect but I'm not using it without Autofill.

[scanno]

Again bumping this. I asked about this feature 1.5 years ago (above), when I gave up on Lastpass Premium because they increased price.

I have been using Lastpass Free after that, but now they are crippling it so desktop and mobile can't be used with same account..

So once again I'm looking for alternatives! Nextcloud passwords would be perfect but I'm not using it without Autofill.

There is a second android app, it has autofill https://gitlab.com/joleaf/nc-passwords-app

[fajabird]

I checked the NC passwords app as well - while it provides auto-fill (YAY!) it lacks offline/caching support (BUH) - so currently there is no app that I personally would recommend - NC passwords beeing the more secure though because it does not require you to copy your passwords into the OS clipboard where any other app could get a grip on them.

[Zuikkis]

Yeah, neither app is really good enough as a daily driver.

I personally went for Firefox and their Lockwise app which can autofill app passwords too! For me this provides everything I need, so I could finally ditch Lastpass.

I am using Nextcloud for picture storage etc, sad that password support is not quite there yet.