Face unlock requires confirmation

[yaakovfeldman]

Steps To Reproduce

When unlocking using Face as the biometric, the user must manually tap 'continue' each time after successfully authenticating. This is mildly annoying and does not match the behaviour when using Face ID on iOS or fingerprint on Android, which both unlock immediately after a successful scan without displaying such a modal.

The documentation https://developer.android.com/identity/sign-in/biometric-auth#no-explicit-user-action suggests this confirmation is intended for actions, such as making a purchase and can be skipped by adding .setConfirmationRequired(false) to

android/app/src/main/java/com/x8bit/bitwarden/ui/platform/manager/biometrics/BiometricsManagerImpl.kt

Line 139 in a35ec8c

val promptInfoBuilder = BiometricPrompt.PromptInfo.Builder()

I cannot add a screenshot due to the security policy but the documentation linked shows the modal and continue button. I note that users who really want to confirm every authentication can turn this on device wide in device settings.

Would you be open to a PR to add this?

There are plenty of comments on Reddit etc from people who find the current behaviour annoying, and it's not great having to do it every time I autofill! (The app is otherwise great - thanks!)

I am using a Pixel 9 with Android 15 and Bitwarden 2024.10.0

Expected Result

Vault unlocks immediately

Actual Result

Confirmation modal must be dismissed first

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Additional Context

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Build Version

2024.10.0

What server are you connecting to?

US

Self-host Server Version

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Environment Details

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Issue Tracking Info

• I understand that work is tracked outside of Github. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.

[bitwarden-bot]

Thank you for your report! We've added this to our internal board for review.
ID: PM-16599

[SaintPatrck]

Hi @yaakovfeldman

I'm happy to inform you this has already been resolved in the latest native version of the application that is actively rolling out. If you prefer to not wait for rollout through Play Store, you can download the latest version from our F-Droid repository.

[yaakovfeldman]

@SaintPatrck thanks but I think there is some confusion here as the specific issue I mentioned hasn't been added? I still need to manually tap Continue after every successful face authentication.