Safari: Autofill "clear all" button not working

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Safari: Autofill "clear all" button not working

Hi

My iPhone4 is on iOS 4.2.1(8C148).
I have had autofill enabled for some time and now I want to clear all the usernames and passwords it has saved, but using the "clear all" button under the autofill settings is not doing it. An example is the Google GMail login page that is still being filled up automatically. I have restarted the device, cleared te coockies and cache and nothing seems to do the trick.

I appreciate some help with this.

Thank you.

PC: Intel Core2Duo E6850 3.6Ghz, Windows Vista, Other: iPhone 4, Laptop: Macbook 2008

Posted on Feb 24, 2011 11:23 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 10, 2011 9:30 AM in response to DavidG74

I have this exact same problem. It appears to be a bug in iOS where the Autofill for Usernames and Passwords doesn't clear when you click on the Clear All button.

This is a pretty worrying security hole. Can anyone replicate this issue?

This problem has occured in 4.2 and is still present in 4.3. It probably happened in earlier builds as well, but I never noticed until now.

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Answer 2

Mar 13, 2011 8:08 AM in response to DavidG74

I have to same exact problem with my iPhone 3GS (IOS 4.2.1). I just noticed it now. I cant clear all saved autofill username and password. even after turning the feature off and back on and clearing all cookies won't help at all. anybody have a fix for this security issue? or does apple know about it? thanks

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Mar 13, 2011 10:09 PM in response to xterm2007

Do you all have the problem with several sites or just Google? In my case the only page that I have discovered (until now) that is misbehaving is Google.

Can this be because I have Google calendar and mail configured on the iPhone? Under my eyes there should not be any relationship between these configurations and the browser auto fill function.

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Answer 4

Mar 13, 2011 10:24 PM in response to DavidG74

I haven't tested this with any other site except Google personally because that's the only website that I log into on a regular basis with my phone.

I have my Goggle account synced to the phone by way of the Exchange server option, but I don't know if that's causing this bug to occur.

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Answer 5

Aug 4, 2011 1:59 AM in response to DavidG74

I have exact the same problem.

- I have it on both my iPad and my iPhone

- Both my iOS devices are upgraded to iOS 4.3.5

- it's not only the case for google-sites, but also other websites

- clearing my history, cookies, cache and databases before i attempt to "clear all" autofill-data doesn't solve the issue

please help

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