Unlock browser extension with biometrics
Option to use touch ID or a fingerprint to unlock the browser extension.
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Will
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I'm loving Proton Pass, but I really miss the "Desktop Bridge" from 1Password.
Unlocking the desktop app should automatically unlock the browser extension. And please add Apple Watch unlock support for Mac.
These two features would make the workflow flawless.
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Ahmad Amin Farooq
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need this asap. im baffled why this is not a priority?
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Mikael Mr Georgelin
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Entering a PIN in public isn't very secure. Please enable fingerprint unlocking on Apple Mac. It's safer and much quicker.
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diackichan
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id love to not have to enter a pin everytime, windows hello's faceid avoids me having to do this
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Glenn Finlay commented
Voted for this, but would prefer security keys to biometrics.
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Mathew
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Windows Hello support would also be great
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Thiago B.
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I'd love that, very convenient! Just bought a new mac with Touch ID and got frustrated that biometrics only work in the app, not in the browser extension.
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K Vivaan Reddy
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It's quick and convenient, all competitors have it
please give us the option
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Badger
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While this seems convenient, it is something I personally avoid for privacy. If you are attempting to protect your privacy you avoid all biometrics. If you are held by authorities and they hold the phone/laptop up to your face or force you to put a finger on the device to use your face or fingerprint to unlock your secured information, it really counters having Proton paid services. It also invalidates you being able to protect yourself and claim any kind of protections.
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Ursula's Corruption
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Two years later and they're finally working on biometrics: "Biometric unlock in browser: Unlock Proton Pass in your browser using your fingerprint or face ID. Biometric unlock is already available for all other platforms."
Source: https://proton.me/blog/pass-roadmap-summer-2025
Unfortunately no word about unlocking with FIDO2 security keys. :(
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Aurélien D
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Please add this, especially that AI powered search now misleading says it's possible, because it should ;)
While not a total dealbreaker for us, it does prevent to fully switch all users (and therefore more licences for you) as some are bent on using computer biometric unlock in browser since they got used to it. -
Barry
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A quick and convenient method to unlock the extension, competitor products have this ability.
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Nicolas R
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Biometrics would be great. The extensions for Bitwarden do have it, so it is possible.
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Epm30
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This would definitely increase security of my basket of passwords.
+1 to additionally adding yubikey support to quickly unlocking the vault. -
User
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Additionally, using a Yubikey would be another great alternative.
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Ian Hawkins
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Very important to me as well. Typing the PIN is inherently insecure.
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zenasis commented
If proton pass adds fingerprint (windows Hello) support would make the extension so much more easy to use. instead of entering the pin, Using fingerprint will be quick and easy.
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MB
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Please implement biometric unlock for firefox and chrome Proton Pass browsers extensions. This is keeping me from migrating to Proton Pass.
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Yuelin Xie
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Agreed. I often question the usefulness of the desktop app if it didn't have the biometrics feature. Since Dashlane shut down its desktop version and went full browser extension, I wonder if Proton Pass will do the same thing.
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Cesar Augusto Vallenilla commented
+1