1password On Apple Watch



  1. In a blog post, AgileBits describes how 1Password for Apple Watch can help you wherever you go, right from your wrist. If you need the code to open your garage door, one of your one-time.
  2. Actually, 1Password has had an Apple Watch app for a while, it’s just that you were limited to viewing passwords from your wrist. LastPass also lets you view passwords, secure notes, and items via.

To open 1Password on your Apple Watch, press the Digital Crown and tap on the Home screen. To view an item, tap it. If the item has a one-time password, tap it to see the username and password for the item. When you use Touch ID or Apple Watch to unlock, 1Password stores an encrypted secret on disk. This secret is used to decrypt your 1Password data when your fingerprint is recognized, or you approve 1Password on Apple Watch.

Learn how to protect your data when you use Touch ID or Apple Watch to unlock 1Password on your Mac.

Can't unlock 1Password with Apple Watch even though Unlock with Apple Watch is set up. So I've set up Unlock with Apple Watch in the privacy settings on my MacBook Air running Big Sur, but 1Password is still not seeing it as set up. Under the settings it just gives me the option to 'Set up Apple Watch' even though it is already set up and not.

When you use Apple Watch or Touch ID to unlock 1Password, it’s easier to use a longer and more secure Master Password than you might otherwise have chosen.

Your fingerprint is not stored in 1Password

1Password never scans or stores your fingerprint. Touch ID is provided by macOS, which only tells 1Password if your fingerprint was recognized or not.

Learn more about Touch ID advanced security technology .

Your Master Password still protects your data

Apple hasn’t designed Touch ID or Auto Unlock as a replacement for the password you use to log in to your Mac. In the same way, using Touch ID or Apple Watch in 1Password doesn’t replace your Master Password or undermine the security of 1Password. Your data is encrypted with your Master Password and Secret Key, and that remains true even when you use Touch ID or Apple Watch to unlock.

You can also tell 1Password to require your Master Password after a specific amount of time. Go to Preferences > Security and change the Require Master Password setting.

Your Master Password is secured by the Secure Enclave

When you use Touch ID or Apple Watch to unlock, 1Password stores an encrypted secret on disk. This secret is used to decrypt your 1Password data when your fingerprint is recognized, or you approve 1Password on Apple Watch. In 1Password 7 and later, the secret is encrypted using an encryption key stored in the Secure Enclave, which only 1Password can access.

To decrypt the secret, 1Password proves its identity using code signatures, and then it moves the encrypted secret to the Secure Enclave. The secret is decrypted using the encryption key and returned to 1Password to decrypt your data.

This process happens locally, and the encryption key never leaves the Secure Enclave.

1Password removes the encrypted secret from disk when:

  • You use Touch ID and your fingerprint isn’t recognized three times in a row
  • The amount of time in Preferences > Security > Require Master Password has elapsed.

Protect yourself when using Touch ID or Apple Watch to unlock

Follow these tips to stay safe when you use Touch ID or Apple Watch to unlock:

  • Remember your Master Password. If you use Touch ID or Apple Watch to unlock frequently, it may be easier to forget your Master Password because you’re not regularly typing it.

  • If you’re using 1Password 6, don’t share the password you use to log in to your Mac. Someone who knows it can enroll a fingerprint and use it to unlock 1Password 6. 1Password 7 and later automatically require your Master Password after a new fingerprint is enrolled on your Mac.

  • If you’re concerned someone may attempt to use your fingerprint or Apple Watch without your consent, turn off unlock using Touch ID and Apple Watch. Retrieving your Master Password from your mind while you sleep is still in the realm of science fiction. However, your fingerprint or unlocked Apple Watch can be used without your consent whether you’re sleeping, unconscious, or otherwise. If you anticipate such a situation, turn off unlock using Touch ID and Apple Watch.

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If you are not yet doing so, you might wish to use these settings:


  • On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch (tab) > General > Wrist Detection - turn this on.
  • On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > Passcode > Turn Passcode on.
  • Also on the Passcode settings screen, enable Unlock with iPhone.


After putting it on your wrist, your watch will then unlock after whatever you do first: either unlocking your watch manually (by entering the passcode) or unlocking your iPhone.


It will then remain unlocked (including when the screen is asleep) until you remove it from your wrist. When you remove your watch, it will lock automatically.


With these settings enabled, if your Apple Watch keepings asking for your passcode, then the following steps may help:


Check that you are not wearing your Apple Watch too loosely.

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  • If worn too loosely, your Apple Watch may believe that it has been removed from your wrist, causing it to lock automatically.
  • For the best performance, ensure that you are wearing your watch sufficiently snugly on the top of your wrist:



  • Other issues that can impact sensor performance include wrist tattoos.


    • Clean the back of your Apple Watch:


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    If you have not yet done so, update your Apple Watch to the latest software:


    Restart both your iPhone and your Apple Watch, turning both off together, then restarting your iPhone first:


    Unpair and re-pair your watch:

    • The Watch app on your iPhone takes a backup of your watch automatically when unpairing via the app. Choose to Restore from Backup during set up. Most data and settings will be restored, with some exceptions (eg Apple Pay cards, passcode).

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    If the issue then persists and you are concerned about a possible hardware defect, then I suggest that you contact Apple Support (mail-in service may be available, if required), make a Genius Bar reservation or visit an Apple Authorised Service Provider for assistance:



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