cogmodoApr 9
Ricky Mondello

Did you know that you can export your saved data (including passkeys!) from Apple Passwords to another app on your iPhone or iPad? Top level of the app, ... menu, “Export Data to Another App”.

And you can export your saved data (including passkeys) from 1Password to another app on your iPhone or iPad, too! Top level of the app, user avatar, Settings, Advanced, Start Export.

Folks from 1Password, Dashlane, Bitwarden, NordPass, Apple, and Google collaborated on a data interoperability standard (CXF in FIDO Alliance) to make this possible. Building on top of that, iOS has first-class support for migrating that standardized data between apps.

Not all apps will support all of the data that’s possible to be transferred, but this really might help you switch from one app to another. There’s no need for a desktop computer and a CSV file, and those CSV files never supported migrating passkeys. The OS support for this exists on Mac, but third-party apps have been slower to adopt it.

Everything I’ve said here is public information and available to use on your i{Phone,Pad}OS 26 devices today.

Apr 8 at 8:18pmWeb
Show threadJarrod BlundyApr 8
@rmondello That’s awesome. Wish I would have known a month ago before I did the CSV dance on my Mac. Will try it out when I switch my parents later this year. 👍
Show threadBrian CostaApr 9
@rmondello Ooohhh, this finally is getting rolled out? Is this the new CXF/CXP formats?
Show threaddxzdbApr 9

@rmondello Good to know!

Passkey adoption question for you:
I just upgraded a Mac from Sonoma to Sequoia and the first screen required a AppleID login - there was no way to get to 1Password from that screen. Does that change if I used a passkey? In my non-Passkey world I brought up 1PW on another device and typed my password - what would happen with passkeys?

Show threadMisha HillApr 9
You can generally skip the AppleID login during setup, and enter it in Settings after the onboarding/first boot stuff has completed, so you can get to other apps. Doesn’t apply if restoring from iCloud backup.
Show threadMichael LysonsApr 9
@rmondello Excellent - thank you!
Show threadwilhelmApr 10
@rmondello you mention iOS and iPadOS. Is that interoperability standard accessible somewhere and is it also supported on macOS? Would be nice to see @keepassxc support this.
Show threadAlex RosenbergApr 10

@rmondello Is this CXF and FIDO Alliance?

I’m wondering why a new organization and not just a published RFC via IETF. (As I am working on a forthcoming IETF standard, I’m wondering what I’m missing here.)

Show threadRicky MondelloApr 10
@alexr It’s CXF within FIDO! I’ve amended the post to clarify this.
Show threadStuart &c.Apr 10
@rmondello I did not know! That’s amazing news, thank you. I’ve been halfway out of 1Password for a couple of years but procrastinating with dread at the time & fuss I felt sure would be involved in moving everything over. 🙏
Show threadTurnbillApr 11
@rmondello @designatednerd
Show threadTunafishTigerMay 3
@rmondello yeah I know you know about passwords but ricky have you heard about our lord and savior, adding an exclamation mark at the end so no one can guess it?
Show threadRJBMEMay 4
@rmondello I was literally at my parents’ house today moving them into Passwords from a mess of a situation. I’m optimistic this will be better than what they were doing previously.
Show threadJonathan LangMay 4
@rmondello i have friends who are hesitant to get on board with passkeys because they can’t export them / make a backup… I’m guessing this won’t solve their problem? Any plans for this, or will this never be supported and you always have to trust your cloud provider? What if my AppleID gets banned?