touch id

Goal: I want to be able to press the Touch ID button on my keyboard to get my new Mac Mini M2 to launch the screensaver and lock the Mac, but not turn off the screen. Now it only shows the aerial video for a few seconds before turning off the screen. I want to show the screensaver to be running...

I just put macOS 14 beta 5 on my work computer for testing. After some poking around to fix an Extension Attribute issue in Jamf Pro, I stumbled across a change in macOS 14's bioutil. Apple had renamed "Touch ID functionality" to "Biometrics functionality". I am hoping this means Face ID coming...

I have a 2020 i3 MacBook Air. It had difficulty with Touch ID, even after it had its logic board replaced at the Apple Store. I could change my Touch ID in System Settings, but then the Touch ID would practically never work. Also, when I've shut it off, it boots up when I open the top, without...

Can I confirm whether Dropbox supports "Touch ID" on Apple devices other than iPhones and iPads, specifically on MacBooks and iMacs?

Do you guys use Apple Watch to unlock your Mac, when you have Touch ID in the Mac? (And why?) For me using the Touch ID makes more sense (and is prob more secure)

I want to buy a Mac Mini M2 but I'm not sure if I should buy the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID. Will I have the option to enable Touch ID when setting up my Mac mini? The main reason I want to buy it is so I can have a faster way to log in to my user account. And make purchases without have to...

I am using a 2023 16-inch M2 Max MacBook Pro. I keep my Mac plugged in with the lid open on my desk. When it's asleep, I used to be able to simply rest my finger on the Touch ID sensor and without even pressing down on the key, it would wake up and unlock my Mac. Since upgrading to Ventura...

A landmark court battle recently found that State & Federal government law enforcement agencies are allowed to compel (read that as “force”) citizens to unlock their phone if TouchID or FaceID is enabled, but they are not allowed to do so if the user unlocks the phone with a passcode that must...

I try to be clean with my keyboard and not get crumbs or anything around it. But it looks like it has happened. A couple of the keys are stuck - the shift key and the Touch ID key. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this? On how to get them unstuck?

Touch ID stuck / broken! Help? - Deleted all Finger-Prints (Touch IDs) - Recorded new Finger (worked)

Hi. I am going to get a new macbook pro 14 and I am debating about setting a FileVault. I am wondering if it would be possible to unlock Filevault (and the whole computer) with the touch id. If I would need to really type a password each time the computer boots, it defeats the purpose and...

Beta 3 has some odd Touch ID behavior. It is disabled with Watch Unlock enabled. When I deleted the existing finger prints it disappears altogether. I "forgot the Magic Touch" keyboard and reconnected it. The settings was back but now hung the Settings app.

I've got a very specific setup so need to ask someone with multiple MacBooks about the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID. I currently have 2 M1 Pro MacBook Pros (one is mine, the other is my works). I have a Magic Keyboard (no Touch ID) and a Magic Trackpad. The MacBooks run in clamshell mode, which...

Since updating to 12.3.1 I can't use Touch ID on my 2017 MBP to unlock the machine anymore. I can still use it in other places, like Notes or SysPref, but not when the Mac was asleep or locked. I didnt change any settings and resetting them and setting them up anew didnt do anything. The entire...

I LOVE the new 2FA in Monterey. I can frictionlessly log into almost any site, even including a 2FA code, all without doing much more than tapping my finger on the Touch ID button. But this really only works in Safari. Are there any third party utilities, or any other methods, of tapping the...

Why do all the Touch ID rumors for iPhone involve under-screen Touch ID? Why not embedded into the power button like the 4th Gen iPad Air? After all, Apple USUALLY doesn't do research and development and implement tech for a SINGLE product. It's usually implemented in other devices in the line...

Hi there, I broke my IPhone SE home button. I switched on the Assistive touch option and it works fine, but I can't use the Touch ID function. Is there an option, similar to Assistive touch, that makes a virtual fingerprint sensor that I can see on the display? Thanks!

I have an iPad 6th gen. Many people and I are excited for the new iPad pros but some have missed touchID. The iPad air has touchID on the powerbutton. I'm kind of worried for the future ipad, that I think it'll lose it's touch id.

I recently bought a Mac and it came with the standard keyboard, but I am not a fan of it. Update: It appears like this was fake news, just watched the spring loaded event again and this numeric keyboard with Touch ID wasn't announced :( It's a pretty cool concept though, they should have a...

Hey fellas. So I switched from a MBA 2018 to MBP M1 and I am loving the new experience (except the bloody touch bar). Anyways my old MBA when I didn't use if for lets say 5-10 minutes turned off the screen and after touching the Touch ID sensor it woke up and logged in. This mostly doesn't...