Mozilla is ending support for Firefox Lockwise
Mozilla announced this week that it will end support for the Firefox Lockwise applications for Android and iOS. The standalone applications are replaced by Firefox itself, which takes the role as the system-wide password manager.
Mozilla launched Firefox Lockwise under the name Lockbox back in 2018 for iOS and in 2019 for Android. Lockbox was renamed to Lockwise in 2019 and also released as an extension for Firefox in that year.
Support for both applications ends on December 13, 2021 officially. End of support means that Mozilla won't release updates for the applications anymore and that it can't be installed or reinstalled anymore from Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store.
Mozilla will end support for the Firefox Lockwise app on Android and iOS, effective December 13, 2021. You will no longer be able to install or reinstall Firefox Lockwise from the App Store or Google Play Store. iOS version 1.8.1 and Android version 4.0.3 will be the last releases for Firefox Lockwise. The application may continue to work on your device, but it will no longer receive support or security updates.
After December 13, 2021, you can continue to access your saved passwords and your password management in the Firefox desktop and mobile browsers.
Users who have the applications installed may continue using them to access saved content and use the functionality that the applications provide. Mozilla advises against this as there won't be any support or security updates going forward.
Firefox users who use the mobile version of the web browser on Android can use it as a system-wide password manager already. Mozilla rolled out the functionality in Firefox 93 for Android, which it released as a stable version in October 2021.
Firefox needs to be set as the auto-fill service on the Android device to use the functionality. Users may then sign-in to other applications on the device using Firefox's password storage.
Mozilla plans to introduce the same system-wide password manager functionality in Firefox 39 for iOS. The version is scheduled for a release in December 2021.
Firefox users may sync credentials between desktop and mobile versions of Firefox. Mozilla suggests to sync Firefox Lockwise data using a Firefox account to synchronize the credentials with the account.
Firefox is not the only web browser that may be used as a system-wide password manager. On Android, Chromium-based browsers such as Chrome or Edge may also be used for that.
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i’ve been using Lockwise on all my devices, but I do not trust Firefox can be a speedy passwd manager on ios. so as I’ve kinda expected, this will be the time for me to move over to Bitwarden.
i’ve been a big mozilla/firefox stan, but it’s becoming harder and harder to defend their recent decisions :(
@lee
It was good as an extension, but not as an integrated solution, possibly system wide? What changed here?
Well that’s annoying. Guess there goes my usage.
Who f.cares?? Once a good browser now they put out only garbage as so called web browser services. And their once top exec copying it with another bull$hit coward browser disguising as privacy centric but clearly only profit and data collection guided.
Mozilla is a dangerous organization and Firefox is used by terrorists worldwide
https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/firefox-chromium.html
Hello, steel kindney ;)
Btw, there is nothing in that link about terrorists worldwide.
@m3city
Are you dumb? Asking for a friend…
@Iron Heart
Funny you responded…
When I ask my kids who left mess in the bathroom, I listen carefully which one says “not me” first – that is the guilty one.
I know it’s a tech blog. But i’m in good mood today! :)
@m3city
If you think I write this type of comment, you are even dumber than I thought, your kitchen psychology aside. I am just here to clarify that I am never writing under another nickname than “Iron Heart” here, you’d know this if you had some kind of brain.
> Firefox is used by terrorists worldwide
So are spoons.
My understanding was/is that in general browser based password storage is less secure than a dedicated password manager ?
Although removing lock wise seems like a bad thing but since it’s functionality is added in browser and auto fill stuff works well, it’s not a problem.
But people cry everytime
Er….lets count em. Exactly no one has cried.
This led me to a significant discovery. I had previously tried Bitwarden in Android (unsuccessfully). Reading this I discover you may have to enable the Autofill Service to work. It’s in Android settings (system|input|advanced – in case someone misses this)
Bitwarden informs you to enable it when you install it on Android for the first time, how did you even miss this? The Autofill service has existed since at least Nougat or 9.
Welcome to ever changing Android settings.
Using Bitwarden currently. Always use a dedicated password manager to those who’re not using any.
+1