Restore 1 Password Functionality to Safari 4 Beta

24 Feb ’09

in apple,software

1 Password has released a beta that fixes the Safari 4 issue. Choose: 1 Password > Preferences > Updates and make sure Include Beta versions is checked.

If you’re like me, and you’ve come to rely very heavily on the 1 Password password management software, you were probably disappointed to find out that 1 Password “breaks” when you install the Safari 4 Beta. Luckily, I’ve found out how to restore 1 Password functionality to Safari 4, and it’s a relatively easy process.

As this involves modifying an application, if you’re at all nervous, you should probably avoid this.

While Safari 4 is open, choose About Safari from the Safari menu. Make a note of the build number, and quit Safari.
safari about screen
Next, in the Finder, find your 1 Password application in the Applications folder. Ctrl-click the folder, and choose Show Package Contents
Show Package Contents
With the Contents folder open, navigate to Resources > SupportedBrowsers.plist. Open this file in your favourite text editor.
If your text editor has line numbers, look around line 67 or so. You want to find the Safari key.
When you find the Safari key, look for the line MaxBundleVersion. Underneath that, you’ll see a string. If you don’t want to delete the line, you can comment it out, which is what I did. Replace the deleted/commented out string with 5528.16, just as I’ve done in the image below.
Edit Plist
Save the file, close your text editor, and re-open Safari 4. Select Customize Toolbar from the View menu, drag your 1 Password icon to your toolbar, and voila, 1 Password functionality is restored!

You’ll have to edit the application with each new release of the Safari 4 Beta until the final version is released.

  • http://www.switchersblog.com/ Carl S.

    We’ve actually just released 1Password 2.9.9 Beta 10 which adds support for the Safari 4 beta.
    You can get this update by selecting Check for Updates on the 1Password menu of the main 1Password application as shown here:
    http://cdn.agile.ws/carl/CheckforUpdates.png
    In order to get beta updates you’ll need to make sure that the “Include beta versions” option is enabled on the Updates preference pane in the main 1Password application preferences as shown here:
    http://cdn.agile.ws/carl/UpdatesPrefPane.png
    Thanks
    Carl S.
    Chief Evangelist
    Agile Web Solutions
    http://1password.com/
    http://switchersblog.com/

  • http://www.switchersblog.com Carl S.

    We’ve actually just released 1Password 2.9.9 Beta 10 which adds support for the Safari 4 beta.
    You can get this update by selecting Check for Updates on the 1Password menu of the main 1Password application as shown here:
    http://cdn.agile.ws/carl/CheckforUpdates.png
    In order to get beta updates you’ll need to make sure that the “Include beta versions” option is enabled on the Updates preference pane in the main 1Password application preferences as shown here:
    http://cdn.agile.ws/carl/UpdatesPrefPane.png
    Thanks
    Carl S.
    Chief Evangelist
    Agile Web Solutions
    http://1password.com/
    http://switchersblog.com/

  • http://www.agile.ws/ Jamie Phelps

    You'll want to make sure that you have enabled beta versions at 1Password > Preferences > Updates so that 1Password knows to download the beta.

  • http://www.agile.ws Jamie Phelps

    You'll want to make sure that you have enabled beta versions at 1Password > Preferences > Updates so that 1Password knows to download the beta.

  • Cecily Walker

    Hi Jamie,
    Yep, I did that and still got nothing. I'll try again a little later. Thanks!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/cecily cecily

    Hi Jamie,
    Yep, I did that and still got nothing. I'll try again a little later. Thanks!

  • Cecily Walker

    Hi Carl, thanks for stopping by. I tried the "Check for Updates" suggestion you posted, but was informed that I was using the latest version of 1 Password, FYI. The website doesn't list the 2.9.9 update, nor is it listed on Macupdate. If you have a direct link to the download, post it and I'll be happy to edit my entry.

  • http://www.intensedebate.com/people/cecily cecily

    Hi Carl, thanks for stopping by. I tried the "Check for Updates" suggestion you posted, but was informed that I was using the latest version of 1 Password, FYI. The website doesn't list the 2.9.9 update, nor is it listed on Macupdate. If you have a direct link to the download, post it and I'll be happy to edit my entry.

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