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1B Pass user guide
Everything the app does, explained step by step: from creating your vault to syncing it with another device, without ever giving 1B Pass Internet access. Names in bold are exactly what you see in the app.
Written for 1B Pass 1.1 on Android 11 or later, with real screenshots and example data.
Chapters
Read them in order or jump to what you need. Each chapter stands on its own.
- Chapter 1
Getting started
Create your vault, choose the master password, save the emergency kit and unlock with fingerprint or PIN.
- Chapter 2
Autofill
Turn it on, use it in Chrome and other browsers, search when nothing is suggested, and save new logins.
- Chapter 3
Items and folders
The six item types, custom fields, favourites, folders, search and password history.
- Chapter 4
Generator and health
Strong passwords and passphrases, and a health check for weak, reused and old passwords.
- Chapter 5
Authenticator
Add two-step codes with a QR code, an image or the secret key, and copy them when you sign in.
- Chapter 6
Import and export
Bring your passwords from Chrome, Bitwarden, KeePass, 1Password, LastPass or Firefox, or take them elsewhere.
- Chapter 7
Backup and sync
Encrypted backups, automatic copies, restoring, and syncing through a folder of your cloud.
- Chapter 8
Security
Encryption, no Internet permission, the emergency kit, locking and what 1B Pass doesn't protect against.
- Chapter 9
Common problems
Forgotten password, autofill, import, backups, sync and moving to a new phone.
Common tasks
No Internet, by design
1B Pass can't connect to anything
The app doesn't have Android's Internet permission. Backups and sync go through apps you already use, and only as one encrypted file.