Autofill not working on Brave Browser on iOS

[MooseExplorer637]

The iOS autofill works flawlessly with Safari, but with the Brave Browser, instead of filling out the username and password, the browser freezes completely. I have also tested this with Bitwarden, and there is no similar issue, so the problem has to be with Strongbox.

[Slummi]

I've also had this problem for a while, but with almost all apps and browsers. It always occurs when I select an AutoFill suggestion that is displayed directly above the keyboard. If I use AutoFill via the key button, it works.

[strongbox-mark]

Hi @MooseExplorer637 - This seems like a duplicate for #729 - Could you also please provide version information when you report bugs?

What version of iOS are you running? Strongbox? Brave?

Similarly @Slummi - Versions please. Thanks!

Also, could you make absolutely 100% sure you've updated to latest Brave, Strongbox and iOS versions, we're getting reports of issues being resolved in those builds.

[Slummi]

I'm using the latest Strongbox stable release (1.58.28 (4614)@da0076a-P) on iOS 17.1 (iPhone 15 Pro).

I had that issue also with earlier versions of Strongbox and iOS and also on older devices.

I think the issue first occured with the first version with PassKeys support.

[strongbox-mark]

Hi @Slummi - I can't seem to reproduce the issue on this side given those versions. Could you give an example App and version you see this on, and also, what is your database file size and argon2 parameters?

Also, if you create a new entry in that database and try auto filing with that new dummy entry, do you get the same results?

[MooseExplorer637]

@strongbox-mark A small correction: I initially said that I had this issue on iOS but actually I'm using my iPad, so technically my problem concerns iPadOS which is running 17.1. I don't own an iOS device, so cannot test that. I also checked that I'm using the latest versions of Strongbox (1.58.28) and Brave (1.58). Also, my database file size is 3 MB and my Argon2 settings are 64 MB memory, 10 Iterations, and 4 Parallelism.

[strongbox-mark]

Thanks @MooseExplorer637 - Could you try to see if it happens when you create a new entry for the app or site that crashes? If you try to fill with that dummy new entry, do you see the same thing?

[MooseExplorer637]

@strongbox-mark The whole site started to magically work when I created this new login. Not only did the new login work, but also the older login that hadn't previously worked. After this, I also tried to delete that new login, and even then, the old login is now working.

[strongbox-mark]

That's so strange, thanks for the update... By the way, we still have some others with issues, like this. One question, do you use a Key File?

[MooseExplorer637]

No, I'm not using a key file.

[strongbox-mark]

Thanks, please let me know if the issue re-occurs :)

[MooseExplorer637]

It just did... Tried it again, and the issue is back again :(

[strongbox-mark]

OK, thanks, would mind sending your debug info to support@strongboxsafe.com?

[Slummi]

Hi @Slummi - I can't seem to reproduce the issue on this side given those versions. Could you give an example App and version you see this on, and also, what is your database file size and argon2 parameters?

Unfortunately I can't reproduce the issue at the moment either. Yesterday it was still there in different apps (e.g. PayPal) and browsers. When the issue occurs, the behavior is similar to #729. After selecting the suggested AutoFill credentials (QuickType) and authenticating via FaceID there's a gray shadow on the app / browser and it freezes. Using the key button instead of the QuickType suggestion always works.

I've no idea why it's currently working. Perhaps because the latest changes on the database were done by KeePass (Windows)?!

My database has 5.1 MB. Argon2d settings: Memory 8 MB Iterations 130 Parallelism 2

[strongbox-mark]

I've released an update (1.58.29) available on the App Store now, which I'm hoping will improve things, and I'd love some feedback. Could you guys update and let me know?

You might need to search on the App Store for Strongbox and click/tap into it to see the "Update" button, as it might not update automatically.

[MooseExplorer637]

I have only tested this with two sites that I have had problems with, and with the other one, the update seems to have fixed the issue, while with the other one, I now get this.

[strongbox-mark]

OK, that doesn't really seem great. Are you saying that 2 sites now work, and 1 doesn't or that 1 site works and the other doesn't?

Also, this might be due to some caching, does a full device restart help?

[MooseExplorer637]

I mean that 1 site works now which didn't previously, and the other site doesn't, although, the site that doesn't work didn't work either previously. I also did a full device restart, but that didn't solve this issue.

[strongbox-mark]

OK, thanks @MooseExplorer637 - back to the drawing board...

[strongbox-mark]

Hi @MooseExplorer637 - Could you update to 1.58.35 and let me know if this fixes things for you?

[MooseExplorer637]

Yes, it seems that the latest version has fixed the issue. Thank you!