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Re:Show HN: Passwords Fountain – password manager interface ... by poyu on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @06:12PM (#23172420)
I think a big reason why password managers tend to have native apps is so that the OS can better integrate with them. For example, iOS' `AuthenticationServices` API which can autofill username & passwords from a third party password manager. I don't think PWAs can achieve this yet. Personally I use Bitwarden, which offers both native and web client for all of my devices.

In any case, still very good to see more choices out there, and congrats on launching!

Edit: word

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Re:Show HN: Passwords Fountain – password manager interface ... by koloboss12 on Thursday May 14, 2020 @05:43AM (#23177485)
Thanks for the comment! I know Bitwarden, I think it may be great alternative for "mainstream" password managers. It's whole ecosystem.

But, what I wanted is something much simpler in terms of regular usage, hosting "custom" instance, tinkering. Something which is highly optimised and does only one thing.

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Re:Show HN: Passwords Fountain – password manager interface ... by httpsterio on Thursday May 14, 2020 @10:41PM (#23188267)
Do you use Bitwarden on iOS/iPadOS? How do you get it to auto fill anything? It's quite cumbersome changing Windows back and forth just to copy-paste some fields.
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Re:Show HN: Passwords Fountain – password manager interface ... by hejebeidnd on Thursday May 14, 2020 @11:08PM (#23188434)
Settings > Passwords & Accounts > Autofill Passwords

Select BitWarden

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Or, in apps with a share button like Safari, Share > BitWarden > Select Account > Boom

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Re:Show HN: Passwords Fountain – password manager interface ... by Nextgrid on Thursday May 14, 2020 @11:02AM (#23180377)
I would also say that storing your most valuable secrets in the same process that interacts with untrusted and potentially malicious content (ads, etc) might not be the best idea.
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