MilesA Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 When technology works, it is often brilliant. When it fails, it can be a complete pain! For about 10 years I have kept all my password in an App on my iPhone called 1Key. At the last count there were about 70 of them stored- every merchant / organisation seems to require a login these days. Following the last iPhone IOS upgrade,I could not access the App. I got a message saying it was incompatible with the upgrade and the developers needed to upgrade the App. Nothing for about a month. I have emailed them without reply so assume its now defunct. I do have many of the passwords written down, hidden and locked away but for me that is not very convenient. So has anyone got any experience of an alternative password keeper App they would recommend? Thanks Miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boxofbits Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 You could try uninstalling the update, and that may reverse software changes. There are several articles on this on the web, depending on which version you were on and have been updated to. Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MilesA Posted July 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Thanks Kevin Have already had a look at that but its pretty challenging on the iPhone and in my experience there are inevitably unintended consequences. Had to do this on my Mac once which resulted in a day of grief as I lost all my emails! I will just reset the missing passwords (and record them) as the need arises. Miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pogo Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Hi Miles I've been using 1Password for a couple of years now and it's been excellent. Web and app based. Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 I put all my Passwords into an Excel file, alphabetically sorted, direct onto a memory stick - note, NOT onto the hard disc. I print the list whenever it starts to get too messy with additions/deletions. Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 I've used KeePass for many years. It's very widely used, open-source so there's a choice out there for which app you use to edit and view your Keepass data file(s). I keep copies of my encrypted file in the cloud as well as on my devices. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KeePass Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Dashlane works for me across multiple devices. You get a free VPN too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MilesA Posted July 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Great suggestions all. I will check out the recommended options. Many thanks Miles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 You can store login data on an Iphone in “settings”, then scroll down to “passwords”. Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Forey Posted July 9, 2021 Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 As a Chrome and Google user, I use they suggested password and storage facility. Seems to be a lot better than my old system of writing them down or trying to remember them. Mick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulAnderson Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Just been reading the News App on my iPad and an article in The Independent suggests: The best password managers in the UK for 2021 are: Best for Chrome users – Google Password Manager: Free, Passwords.google.com Best for simplicity – NordPass: Free, Nordpass.com Best for mobile – 1Password: From $2.99 per month, 1Password.com Best for security – Dashlane: From £2.40 per month, Dashlane.com Best for families – LastPass: From £2.60 per month, Lastpass.com Best free password manager – Bitwarden: Free, you should be able to find the article on the newspapers own web site. Its likely that other publishers would also have other recommendations as well Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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