1Password Preferences: Software Updates
To ensure browser compatibility and access to the latest features, it is important that you run the latest version of 1Password. 1Password is updated frequently so it is recommended that you enable automatic updates.
To see 1Password’s upgrade preferences, click 1Password > Preferences > Updates.
Check for Updates Automatically
Automatic updates mean that you can stay updated with the latest and greatest version of 1Password. If enabled, 1Password will notify you when a new version is available and ask permission to download and automatically install it.
To enable this option, check the Automatically check for updates option and select how frequently 1Password will check for a new version. The default is once a week.
Early Access to New Releases
If you like to get early access to new features and improvements, you can instruct 1Password to check for beta versions. To do so, check the Include Beta versions option.
Note: Beta versions are not tested as thoroughly as final versions and are usually less stable. They are also released more often so when this option is enabled, 1Password will check for an update every time it’s launched.
Manually Upgrading
It is strongly recommended that you do not upgrade manually as there are some important steps that must be taken to upgrade 1Password properly.
If you must update 1Password manually for whatever reason, please quit all web browsers and 1Password before replacing 1Password in your /Applications folder. If you don’t quit all browsers, the update will likely not be able to complete successfully, leaving you with a damaged installation. If this happens to you, move the 1Password application to the Trash and download a fresh copy and try again. Your data isn’t stored inside the application, so you don’t have to worry about damaging or losing it by re-downloading and replacing it.