1Password Alpha for Windows 10 gets Update, drops support for Windows 8.1

In April this year, 1Password was released for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone as the alpha version with a new interface and features. Today, the company has updated the app with lots of new features, including Teams support and other bug fixes. But the company is now dropping support for Windows 8.1 devices and will be working only on Windows 10 app.

So this alpha app is available in the Windows 10 Store only. No further releases of 1Password for Windows Modern are planned for Windows 8.1 devices.

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Here is the changelog of the app:

  • 1Password for Teams (https://teams.1password.com/) support
  • bugs, many bugs are squashed and removed. And yet, we believe there are many things we can (should and will) improve in the coming updates. Please have backups of your critical data when you play with edit and don’t hesitate to write to support at [email protected] or ask in forums (https://discussions.agilebits.com/categories/windows-modern-beta) for help or to let us know that something isn’t working well (even when it’s obvious).
  • Lots of changes done and more on the way, we are coming back to a “release often” lifestyle
  • items can be edited and saved in .opvault format (not synced yet, we are working on it)
  • items can be edited in .agilekeychanin format, but save disabled until we finish all tests
  • vaults selector is also the place to manage your connections to OneDrive, Dropbox, Folders, and Teams
  • all open connections and vaults information is encrypted and stored in a roaming profile. That’s right, you connect on one device, and other Windows 10 devices, using the same Microsoft account, will have your connections shortly. Roaming speed depends on multiple factors and is managed by Windows 10 itself. If you do not see connections appearing right away, give it a little time or try to force roaming profile sync by locking Windows users.
  • Master key protected is stored in Password Vault protected by a master password (hit Windows key and type “Web Credentials” to find it, look for op:// resource). Every 1Password for Windows Modern app is reacting to a change of the master password by locking itself as soon as changes are detected in Password Vault.
  • A long-awaited search of vaults everywhere in OneDrive, just like we did it with Dropbox. No more app folder requirement
  • The settings button is now using a flyout menu instead of an inline UI
  • “Scan control code” command in the Settings menu to use your device’s camera to control 1Password (our support may send you some QR codes to get the job done), or you can use it to scan Emergency Kit from 1Password for Teams to regain access to your team quickly!
  • Current activities renamed to live log
  • you can now copy, save to file or send an email with live log
  • you can now send an email with crashes or open folder with crash reports. We hope you don’t need that, but we know there will be bugs and crashes, and we want to get them fixed as soon as possible.
  • Vault title and icon are part of nav button now
  • removed duplicate username/password fields from login items
  • advanced options are gone. They are replaced with special links and QR codes
  • use op://reset in your browser or in the Run dialog (Windows+R key) or type “start op://reset” in the command line to initiate total wipe of application roaming and local settings and folders. Your master password will not be erased. This can be done manually only at Windows Credential Manager. Note that data on Teams, OneDrive, Dropbox, or user folders are not erased or affected; to reaccess it, you will have to open connections and vaults again.
  • recognize database item type from .agilekeychain
  • startup speed and speed of vaults opening are improved
  • vaults refresh progress indicators are added

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