Feature Request: File attachments in iOS apps

binaryeric

Is 1Password for the iPhone going to support attachments?

dteare

[quote name='binaryeric']Is 1Password for the iPhone going to support attachments?[/QUOTE]



This is a tricky question to answer at the moment. The issue is making the sync work properly for this amount of data. The new iPhone OS 3.2 update has a cool new feature that would make this easier, but afaik I'm not allowed to discuss the specifics so I will need to stick with a general answer: we're investigating this and hope to support for attachments in the future.

binaryeric

[quote name='dteare']This is a tricky question to answer at the moment. The issue is making the sync work properly for this amount of data. The new iPhone OS 3.2 update has a cool new feature that would make this easier, but afaik I'm not allowed to discuss the specifics so I will need to stick with a general answer: we're investigating this and hope to support for attachments in the future.[/QUOTE]



Dave, I'm vaguely familiar with the "thing we shall not speak of" :) ... Sounds good. Hopefully a solution can be found, but for the record- custom wallet types are waaaay higher on my priority list :)



Eric

rwakeford

[quote name='binaryeric']but for the record- custom wallet types are waaaay higher on my priority list :)[/QUOTE]



The top of mine. Waited for a looooong time for them to re appear.

dteare

[quote name='rwakeford']The top of mine. Waited for a looooong time for them to re appear.[/QUOTE]



I'm excited to share a release date for this with you, but I'm going to try and curb my enthusiasm. For now anyway :)



What I will say, however, is the biggest problem with the custom wallet items was they wrecked havoc on the iPhone. Now that [url=http://www.switchersblog.com/2010/02/1password-touch-23-is-live-in-app-store.html]1Password touch 2.3 is live in App Store[/url], the biggest obstacle has been cleared. There's still more work to be done, but we're closer.

thightower

Cool

glv

I just want to revive this thread and ask whether this feature is still being considered.



Recently, a friend was traveling overseas and her passport was stolen. I've heard stories about trips being completely ruined by lost passports, but in her case it only cost her a day. Why? Because she had a scan of the photo/signature page from her passport on her laptop. The U.S. consulate she went to said that really helped them speed up the process of getting her a replacement.



We're planning a family trip overseas in a few months, so I naturally thought I should do the same thing. And since that's a scan you wouldn't want to fall into the wrong hands, I naturally thought of 1Password. And it would automatically sync to my iPad and iPhone, giving me redundancy as we travel.



I was dismayed when I scanned all our passports today, synched, and they didn't show up. :-(

MartyS

[quote name='glv']I just want to revive this thread and ask whether this feature is still being considered.



I was dismayed when I scanned all our passports today, synched, and they didn't show up. :-([/QUOTE]



I'm sorry, but there hasn't been any direct progress on this recently. It is still something that we plan to do. When I went on a cruise (thanks Dave & Roustem!) in late January, I used the ScannerPro app to take pictures of my passport information. It has remarkable detail and is simple to use. I know, it's not 1Password, it's not encrypted and the app isn't free but it fit my immediate needs very well.



I *think* that when iPhone OS 4 comes out we'll have some exciting new capabilities on the mobile front that we can take advantage of, and I'm hopeful that viewable attachments in 1Password might be one of the results (that's not a commitment, just my own personal wish).

glv

Marty, thanks for the update. Our trip is in December, so you have several months to make me happy after iPhone OS 4 comes out. :-)

MartyS

[quote name='glv']Marty, thanks for the update. Our trip is in December, so you have several months to make me happy after iPhone OS 4 comes out. :-)[/QUOTE]



Oh, so no pressure on us at all. That's great to hear! :) Just remember... what I said wasn't a promise, just an expectation. Our developers are going to be at WWDC in just a few weeks to hear first-hand about any new capabilities that we could then depend on.

jsteve3000

This would be a superb feature to have and is the only thing 1Password is currently lacking for me.

Keep up the good work and I will keep checking back hoping this is implemented.



:-)



P.S. Even if the attachments are not viewable on the iPhone it would serve as a good backup solution for that data.

MartyS

[quote name='jsteve3000']This would be a superb feature to have and is the only thing 1Password is currently lacking for me.

Keep up the good work and I will keep checking back hoping this is implemented.



:-)



P.S. Even if the attachments are not viewable on the iPhone it would serve as a good backup solution for that data.[/QUOTE]



Thanks for the kind words! For tips, updates and news about 1Password on any of our supported platforms may I suggest that you occasionally visit our weblog at [url]http://blog.agile.ws/[/url], where you can signup for our Newsletter too.



Your point about the data backup is a good one and that's one reason we're interested in doing this if some of the other technical issues can be addressed.

iLuke

Hi!



I second the request to have attachment support in 1Password Touch, at least to be able to see JPG, PDF and TXT files.



My usage case is the same that Glv already outlined in an earlier post: I would like to carry a few selected and very personal documents (digital copies of ID documents and such) on my iDevice that I don't feel comfortable to store on cloud services like Dropbox or iDisk. 1Password Touch would be the perfect tool for that task! :-)



Cheers!

[Deleted User]

Hi iLuke,



I think that's exactly what a lot of users are hoping to see us add, and I know it's something we're considering as Dave mentioned to begin with, we haven't made any more progress on this as of yet but it's certainly still on the list of things to look at for future updates.



Thanks for letting us know you'd find this useful,

davidfromdigswell

I have just created a new wallet item on my IMac including an attachment (a 4MB JPEG file). After synching the new wallet item appears on both my IPhone and iPad but without the attachment. Is this a result of the file size or is synching of attachments not supported? Thanks David

carlism

Does 1Password touch support attachments at all in wallet items? I don't see where to add one if I wanted to.

khad

Hi davidfromdigswell and carlism,



Welcome to the forums!



At this time 1Password does not support attachments in our iOS apps. Sorry if there was any confusion. This is something we are evaluating in future versions, although I do not have anything to announce at this time.

jpgoldberg

Let me just add to what Khad said,



[quote name='khad' timestamp='1285046113' post='11646']

At this time 1Password does not support attachments in our iOS apps. Sorry if there was any confusion. This is something we are evaluating in future versions, although I do not have anything to announce at this time.

[/quote]



One issue we face in approaching this is the size of the data to be stored on the device and the size of the data transfer. Not everyone is on an unlimited data plan on their iOS devices. Syncing attachments might end up costing them money.



It's too earlier to tell what approach we will be taking to this. One idea is to have a mechanism for people to be able to indicate which attachments they would like synced to iOS (defaulted to not syncing). This will require changes to our data formats on both desktops and on iOS. We are, of course, Agile, so we can handle this sort of change; but it does mean that we need to be careful.



Cheers,



-j

davidolrik

[quote name='jpgoldberg' timestamp='1285338578' post='11966']

It's too earlier to tell what approach we will be taking to this. One idea is to have a mechanism for people to be able to indicate which attachments they would like synced to iOS (defaulted to not syncing). This will require changes to our data formats on both desktops and on iOS. We are, of course, Agile, so we can handle this sort of change; but it does mean that we need to be careful.

[/quote]



I really hope this feature makes it into 1Password Touch as I can see thousands of use cases where a picture would be nice to have.



Membership cards with barcodes on them, one-time password cards, drivers license and so on..



Best regards,

David

khad

Indeed. I would love the feature myself. As Jeff mentioned we are working on the balance between file size (and thus data usage) and convenience. Perhaps an option (with appropriate warning) would be a good idea.



Thanks for letting us know this would be useful to you as well, David! <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/skype_smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':-)' />

hesspaul

+1 for this feature request ... I'd really like to be able to access these attachments from my iPad.

[Deleted User]

[quote name='hesspaul' timestamp='1286919627' post='13132']

+1 for this feature request ... I'd really like to be able to access these attachments from my iPad.

[/quote]



Thanks for the vote Paul, it's good to get an idea of how many users would find this feature useful if we were to implement it.

robprankster

[quote name='stu' timestamp='1286920597' post='13133']

Thanks for the vote Paul, it's good to get an idea of how many users would find this feature useful if we were to implement it.

[/quote]

here's another vote for this feature... Rob

khad

Welcome to the forums, Rob! Thanks for letting us know this would be useful to you as well. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/skype_smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':-)' />

jw34

Huge vote for this.

I've been looking for a way to have certain PDF files with me in a secure way but there isn't anything available. Since I use 1P for all my other information, this would be a wonderful feature.

khad

Agreed! I would love to see this myself. Thanks for "casting your vote," jw34.

Juergen

Hi!



I tried to sync a pdf attachment to a secure note via dropbox between my mac and my iphone. Unfortunately, the sync failed. I can see the notes text but not the pdf.



I really need to get this working. Does anyone have an idea what I did wrong?



Thanks a lot!



Juergen

thightower

Attahment syncing is not supported yet from desktop to iOS . Sorry to have to tell you. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />

[Deleted User]

Hi Juergen,



Just to backup Tommy's post, at the moment attachments aren't synced with any of our mobile apps, iOS or Android, and this really comes down to the storage limitations on mobile devices as well as the bandwidth required to sync larger attachments.



Having said that, we are looking into a way to get this up and running, at least for the iOS applications, and I would imagine the final solution would involve selecting syncing of attachments rather than just syncing every attachment for every item.



Sorry we don't have a better answer for you right now,

DaveDK

Hello,



It would be great to be able to store pictures from the camera roll in encrypted form in 1password on the iPhone. This could be usefull e.g. for challenge response cards from internet banking sites and for misc membership cards (take a picture of the card and show your iphone when using the card...)



Cheers



David

khad

Welcome to the forums, David! I have merged your post with the appropriate thread. Please see above and let me know if you have additional questions or concerns. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/skype_smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':-)' />



Cheers!