bitwarden / bitwarden/clients

Using auto-fill shortcut when logged out doesn't load vault

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browser bug
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Description

### Steps To Reproduce

1. Logout.
2. Go to any website.
3. Use keyboard shortcut for "Auto-fill the last used login for the current website".
4. Login to BW.

### Expected Result

Logging in using the keyboard shortcut should be the same as clicking the BW icon.

### Actual Result

The vault will be and stay empty. "Last sync" is Never.
You have to sync the vault manually for it to load your login credentials.

### Screenshots or Videos

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### Additional Context

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### Operating System

Windows

### Operating System Version

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### Web Browser

Chrome

### Browser Version

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### Build Version

2023.12.1

### Issue Tracking Info

- [X] 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

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by tracing the browser extension's keyboard-shortcut path for auto-fill, then compare it with the BW icon flow after logout and login. Reproduce the issue in Chrome on Windows and verify that the shortcut loads the vault and updates the last-sync state without a manual sync.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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