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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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