Android 9 + SwiftKey - Master password is shown in keyboard suggestion bar when logging into the app #362

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opened 2025-11-07 08:37:05 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 8 comments
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Originally created by @lorenzodb1 on GitHub (Apr 3, 2019).

Other apps just don't show the suggestion bar when typing in the password field.

Originally created by @lorenzodb1 on GitHub (Apr 3, 2019). Other apps just don't show the suggestion bar when typing in the password field.
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@kspearrin commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2019):

Not sure why SwiftKey does this. The field is marked as a password.

@kspearrin commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2019): Not sure why SwiftKey does this. The field is marked as a password.
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@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2019):

I couldn't take a screenshot but I took a picture of my screen to show you the issue. It doesn't do that consistently, though.

(clearly, that's not my password)

esmZskpPFkCxxfdvXLQdNUsuBpQ

@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2019): I couldn't take a screenshot but I took a picture of my screen to show you the issue. It doesn't do that consistently, though. (clearly, that's not my password) ![esmZskpPFkCxxfdvXLQdNUsuBpQ](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16848175/55507017-abe43700-560b-11e9-8051-8a1b4f33a401.jpeg)
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@Crocmagnon commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2019):

Does this also happen when typing in a password field of another application ?

@Crocmagnon commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2019): Does this also happen when typing in a password field of another application ?
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@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (Apr 5, 2019):

I tried with other apps (bank app, phone company app, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram) and I never encountered the same issue.

@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (Apr 5, 2019): I tried with other apps (bank app, phone company app, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram) and I never encountered the same issue.
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@QPFNAbch68 commented on GitHub (May 9, 2019):

If I go to a field that is NOT a password entry field (username, email, etc.), the password is visible in SwiftKey. If I move to a field intended for a password, the option to paste the password is removed.

Here's a side note... SwiftKey has an extended clipboard. It stores my recent items copied to the clipboard. I can view the list in SwiftKey and copied passwords are clearly visible. It's my guess this "feature" is what allows the copied password to be visible as that in the original poster shared above.

@QPFNAbch68 commented on GitHub (May 9, 2019): If I go to a field that is NOT a password entry field (username, email, etc.), the password is visible in SwiftKey. If I move to a field intended for a password, the option to paste the password is removed. Here's a side note... SwiftKey has an extended clipboard. It stores my recent items copied to the clipboard. I can view the list in SwiftKey and copied passwords are clearly visible. It's my guess this "feature" is what allows the copied password to be visible as that in the original poster shared above.
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@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (May 15, 2019):

@QPFNAbch68 I'm not sure if I understood your comment as intended, but I didn't copy and paste that password, I just typed it.

EDIT: I was looking into the extended clipboard you mentioned, and from what I understood, the content stored in the list gets erased after an hour, so the issue shouldn't be caused by that. On top of that, I noticed that in password fields, you can't access the menu where you can see the list of fields, so maybe the feature is disabled?

Currently, I switched to using my fingerprint to access the app, but I can always go back to using my master password if you guys need some help with testing.

@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (May 15, 2019): @QPFNAbch68 I'm not sure if I understood your comment as intended, but I didn't copy and paste that password, I just typed it. EDIT: I was looking into the extended clipboard you mentioned, and from what I understood, the content stored in the list gets erased after an hour, so the issue shouldn't be caused by that. On top of that, I noticed that in password fields, you can't access the menu where you can see the list of fields, so maybe the feature is disabled? Currently, I switched to using my fingerprint to access the app, but I can always go back to using my master password if you guys need some help with testing.
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@kspearrin commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2019):

Can you try v2.0 from play store beta? I added incognito keyboard throughout.

@kspearrin commented on GitHub (Jun 4, 2019): Can you try v2.0 from play store beta? I added incognito keyboard throughout.
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@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2019):

I'm sorry, I didn't see that comment on time, but I just updated the app to the latest version and it looks like it's working now!

Thank you so much guys for taking care of it!

@lorenzodb1 commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2019): I'm sorry, I didn't see that comment on time, but I just updated the app to the latest version and it looks like it's working now! Thank you so much guys for taking care of it!
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Reference: github-starred/android#362