Popular password management app 1Password today announced a new feature that allows users to assign specific locations to items stored in their vaults, which then appear in the 1Password mobile app when the user is near those physical locations. The feature can be used with logins, passwords, alarm codes, PINs, and more.
As an example, you can set your work-related passwords to show first when you’re at work. You can also have your reward number when you’re at a merchant with customer rewards programs, like Starbuck Rewards.
The idea to have 1Password show you location-specific items came to life during one of our Hackathons. The goal: access your items faster wherever and whenever you need them. Even if you don’t know or remember an item’s name, by simply being at the location associated with that item, 1Password would surface that information for you
The resounding positive response from Hackathon attendees signaled this was the perfect experiment for 1Password labs, a space in the 1Password apps that lets customers test new and experimental features. Fantastic feedback from our customers confirmed this functionality was just as helpful as we’d hoped.
Locations are assigned to a 1Password item by editing the item and choosing the new “Add a Location” option. 1Password says everything is kept in the app and location information is not shared, stored, or tracked. Location information is checked locally.
1Password is priced at $2.99 per month for an individual plan, or $4.99 per month for a family plan.
