Browser Extension shows locked even if unlocked
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Description
### Steps To Reproduce
1. Have at least 2 browser windows open on different monitors.
2. Log in to the browser extension in one window.
3. In the window where you logged in, it appears unlocked. The other window still has a lock icon.
4. If you now click on the window that still has the lock on it, it will immediately appear unlocked.
### Expected Result
Even if I have browser windows open on other monitors, the icon should update everywhere even if the windows are not in focus.
### Actual Result
The Bitwarden icon continues to show the lock on windows that are not in focus.
### Screenshots or Videos
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### Additional Context
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### Operating System
Windows
### Operating System Version
10 x64 (19045.5854)
### Web Browser
Vivaldi
### Browser Version
7.4.3684.38 x64
### Environment Versions
2025.5.0
### Issue Tracking Info
- [ ] I understand that work is tracked outside of Github. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in the Bitwarden browser extension with two windows on different monitors, using the Windows and Vivaldi versions listed. Trace the lock icon's update behavior when the window is unfocused; done means all open windows update immediately after login or unlock without needing focus.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100