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Ricky Mondello
@rmondello
They/them. I don’t spend time here. Find me elsewhere. hachyderm.io/@rmondello - bsky.app/profile/rmonde…
Upstate New York
rmondello.com
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Nov 18, 2024
    If you’re posting and reading elsewhere (🦋, 🐘, or 🧵), so am I! You can find my links on the front page of my website:
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    Ricky Mondello
    Hi, I'm Ricky! I’m a nonbinary person that uses they/them pronouns. I currently live in upstate New York. I’m a software engineer, known for my work on passkeys, password management, and other...
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Oct 19, 2019
    Hi! That’s extremely kind of you to say. Thank you! Since we’re talking about this, here’s a short story about this feature… x.com/kyro/status/11…
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Oct 21, 2022
    Hi folks! The Authentication Experience team at Apple, which I manage, is looking for a software engineering intern (iOS/Swift) for the summer of 2023! This is the team that brought you passkeys and the “best feature Apple’s ever made”, according to the Twitter meme. 1/3
    Screenshot of the iOS software keyboard with “From Messages” on the QuickType bar.
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    Ricky Mondello
    @rmondello
    Jun 5, 2023
    The best feature ever is getting even better. Source: apple.com/ios/ios-17-pre…
    A screenshot of a Mail notification with the text: Autofill verification codes received in Mail One-time verification codes you receive in Mail are filled in automatically, so you can log in without leaving Safari.
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Dec 10, 2022
    Oh my gosh. It even happens on LinkedIn.
    Screenshot of a LinkedIn post. It says, "The best feature Apple has ever made", and shows a screenshot of the SMS code AutoFill feature from iOS.
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Oct 4, 2019
    ~ Some Personal News ~ After 7 years as a software engineer on the Safari team, I’m trying something new! I’m now managing a new team at Apple whose goal is to solve the problems people have with accounts, authentication, and passwords. I’m really, really excited!
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    Ricky Mondello
    @rmondello
    Jul 12, 2023
    ‼️🔑 macOS Sonoma brings Apple’s password manager to Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other browsers using their extensions stores with the “iCloud Passwords” browser extension. If you’re running the macOS Sonoma public or developer beta, you can try it right now! [1/n]
    Screenshot of Google Chrome on Mac with a Mastodon login page. The iCloud Passwords extension is installed and there is an AutoFill suggestion.
    Screenshot of Google Chrome on Mac with a Twitter login page. The iCloud Passwords extension is installed and there is an AutoFill suggestion for a one-time code.
    Screenshot of Google Chrome on Mac with a GitHub Security settings page. The iCloud Passwords extension is installed and when right-clicking on the QR code, there’s a “Set up Verification Code” menu item.
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Jun 14, 2022
    For anyone who saw this tweet earlier, this isn’t Ikea’s doing. It’s a Safari feature to not show redundant prefixes in adjacent tab titles.
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    Jesper van Haaren
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    Jun 13, 2022
    Nice detail on Ikea. When you open another product from the same series in a new tab, the page titles change from the name to the measurements.
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    Ricky Mondello
    @rmondello
    Jul 9, 2025
    Replying to @OrdinaryInds
    I just want to make sure people know that Jack is stealing valor here. There was an awesome team that delivered this feature, I lead that team, and I’ve never heard of or met Jack. I can’t tell whether Jack is trolling or whether something far more sinister is happening here.
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Jan 28, 2022
    An iOS 15.4 change that I adore: Sign into the Amazon app. You’ll get a beautiful account picker *that includes passwords from your password manager of choice*. The deprecated SecRequestSharedWebCredential API is now implemented with the modern ASAuthorizationPasswordRequest.
    A screenshot of an iPhone. The user is signing into the Amazon app. In the foreground, there’s a Sign In sheet from iOS that makes it easy for the user to sign in.
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Aug 29, 2019
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Oct 19, 2019
    Replying to @rmondello
    Addendum: FAQs - “SMS is bad.” ↪ I know. - “MITM.” ↪ I know. - “FIDO is better.” ↪ It’s complicated, but acknowledged; I totally get it. - “Android did it first.” ↪ Nah. Details matter. Privacy matters. And clipboard != AutoFill. - *negativity* ↪ Not now. :)
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Sep 17, 2018
    Big day! iOS 12 is out! I hope y'all love it. I'm going to highlight a few iCloud Keychain, Safari, and WebKit features and improvements that mean a lot to me. (Thread…)
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    Ricky Mondello
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    Aug 4, 2022
    Hot take: “Internet Explorer” was the most friendly, and arguably best, name of any web browser.