Can't get 2FA SMS/Email Codes to autofill in Opera (macOS Tahoe 26.1)
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robot0001 last edited by
I can’t get 2FA SMS/Email Codes to autofill in Opera. This was working on 26.0 but all of a sudden it’s gone. I’ve asked Apple to look into it, although I’m not holding my breath since Apple can’t speak to Opera as a third party browser. From what I was told by an Apple senior advisor, browsers in Tahoe may or may not work with 2FA Autofill, but I can’t understand why Opera all of a sudden just stopped supporting the autofill. The autofill does work in Safari, Vivaldi, and Firefox, but not Edge or Chrome.
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johnmubarak last edited by
@robot0001 said in Can't get 2FA SMS/Email Codes to autofill in Opera (macOS Tahoe 26.1):
robot0001 last edited by 20 days agoI can’t get 2FA SMS/Email Codes to autofill in Opera. This was working on 26.0 but all of a sudden it’s gone. I’ve asked Apple to look into it, although I’m not holding my breath since Apple can’t speak to Opera as a third party browser. From what I was told by an Apple senior advisor, browsers in Tahoe may or may not work with 2FA Autofill, but I can’t understand why Opera all of a sudden just stopped supporting the autofill. The autofill does work in Safari, Vivaldi, and Firefox, but not Edge or Chrome.
This issue is related to a recent macOS Tahoe (26.1) change that affects third-party browsers’ access to Apple’s system-level 2FA autofill framework. Opera relies on macOS APIs for SMS and email code autofill, and Apple has limited this functionality for non-Safari browsers in the latest release. That’s why it still works in Safari but not in Opera, Chrome, or Edge.
Until Apple re-enables this API for third-party browsers, there’s no direct fix within Opera. You can temporarily copy and paste the 2FA codes manually or use a password manager (like 1Password or Bitwarden) that supports built-in 2FA code detection. Keep Opera updated the team is aware of the issue and will restore compatibility as soon as Apple allows access again.
