Mozilla announced this week that it will stop supporting the Firefox Lockwise apps for Android and iOS. The standalone applications are replaced by Firefox itself, which takes over the role of password manager for the entire system.
Mozilla released Firefox Lockwise under the name Lockbox in 2018 for iOS and in 2019 for Android. Lockbox was renamed Lockwise in 2019 and it was also released as an extension for Firefox that year.
Support for both apps officially ends on December 13, 2021. The end of support means that Mozilla will no longer release updates for the applications and that it can no longer be installed or reinstalled from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
Mozilla will end support for the Firefox Lockwise app on Android and iOS as of 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 latest versions of Firefox Lockwise. The app 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 password management in Firefox desktop and mobile browsers.
Users who have the applications installed can continue to use them to access saved content and use the functionality provided by the applications. Mozilla advises against this, as there will be no security or support updates in the future.
Firefox users using the mobile version of the web browser on Android can now use it as a system-wide password manager. Mozilla implemented the functionality in Firefox 93 for Android, which was released as a stable version in October 2021.
Firefox must be configured as the autocomplete service on the Android device to use the functionality. Users can log into other applications on the device using Firefox’s password store.
Mozilla plans to introduce the same system-wide password manager functionality in Firefox 39 for iOS. Version is scheduled for release in December 2021.
Firefox users can sync credentials between the desktop and mobile versions of Firefox. Mozilla suggests syncing Firefox Lockwise data using a Firefox account to sync credentials with the account.
Firefox isn’t the only web browser that can be used as a system-wide password manager. On Android, Chromium-based browsers like Chrome or Edge can be used for that too.
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