iCloud Passwords for Firefox now Apple-official

[Procrastopossum]

The "iCloud Passwords for Firefox" extension has been taken over by Apple and is now just "iCloud Passwords":

iCloud Passwords â Get this Extension for ð¦ Firefox (en-US)

Download iCloud Passwords for Firefox. iCloud Passwords lets you fill passwords from iCloud Keychain when signing in to websites using Firefox.

addons.mozilla.org

The original developer confirmed the transfer on the old extension's Github:

GitHub - au2001/icloud-passwords-firefox: Firefox extension which lets you use your passwords stored on iCloud Keychain®.

Firefox extension which lets you use your passwords stored on iCloud Keychain®. - au2001/icloud-passwords-firefox

github.com

The extension is a little glitchy so far, and some people are complaining of slowness, but it's nice to finally have an official option for us Firefox users!

 

[Procrastopossum]

A few things that have reassured me of the authenticity of the extension until there's an official announcement from Apple (if there ever is one):

1. The dev mentioned this listing takeover in advance, with a screenshot of an email from a Mozilla employee about it.
2. The "Apple Inc." profile on the extension directory goes back years with the iCloud Bookmarks extension, which I assume is also official, and would've been pulled by Mozilla / Apple if it were an impersonator.

It's also funny to see the original extension dev on Reddit criticizing the new code.

 

[chown33]

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