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## Enabling the service
1. Open the bitwarden app
2. Tap **Tools > bitwarden Auto-fill Service**
    - *Status Disabled* will appear
3. Tap **OPEN ACCESSIBILITY SETTINGS**
4. Locate **bitwarden** from the list and enable it

Auto-fill is context-sensitive. This means that the bitwarden auto-fill icon, and notification will only appear when it detects a login form or when the password field is selected.

## Testing auto-fill
1. Open an app that has not been signed in to
2. Tap the password box
    - The bitwarden icon will appear in the notification bar
3. Open the notification drawer and tap **bitwarden Auto-fill Service**
    - Your vault will display all matching logins otherwise you may need to manually search for it
4. Tap the appropriate login
    - Your username and password will be auto-filled

## Troubleshooting
**The bitwarden Auto-fill Service keeps getting disabled**

Android may turn off the bitwarden Auto-fill Service to optimize battery life. To resolve this you can either:
- Tell Android to ignore battery optimization for the bitwarden; or
- Manually turn on the bitwarden Auto-fill Service each time

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