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Apple Working on OS X 10.12 Feature Allowing Macs to Be Unlocked via iPhone's Touch ID
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I and I am sure most people are the same can type my password in under a second...
I do like the idea in general though.
I do like the idea in general though.
Sure, TouchId for the Mac would be great, but I would ALSO love auto-locking when I walk away, auto-unlocking when I come back. I'd love to never have to log in to my computer and still have it be secure.
Siri, Touch ID unlock, and hopefully a redesigned iTunes? 10.12 is getting more interesting by the day. Only one more month to go
These are nice minor improvements, things we should expect, nice to have, but nothing revolutionary. Apple will have to do a lot more if it doesn't want to fall further behind Google.
Ok so this sounds cool but I'm guessing you could still type in a password because what happens when you lose your iPhone and you go to your computer to use find my iPhone ?
I'm sure they'll do that eventually, but most people don't want to spend $1500 for a touch ID sensor.
Jeez, why does it take so long Apple? I have been asking for such a feature since the first introduction of touch ID around 3 years ago. I have even posted a thread on macrumors, if it would be possible to use such a concept with a password manager like 1password to basically manage all your passwords with touch-id.
Something like this would really change the way we think about passwords...
Something like this would really change the way we think about passwords...
What you want is a hardware addition... This is a software workaround which is more than welcomed until they add a TouchID sensor onto a MacBook itself.
Just like MacID, I have been using this application since the day it became available, it is a fine application. It is fantastic if you have to enter your password in front of "users". It eliminates the need to key your password in and run the chance of a user memorizing your Administrative password.
I'm sure some people will like this. For me password will still be quicker , I don't always keep my phone near my Mac.
Um, you do realize it includes the laptop right?
Has not worked for me since the day I purchased it. Biggest waste of $2 ever. And the dev doesn't offer a solution or a refund.
Right, you know SO much more and yet the world just had failed to discover your greatness.
I think you're missing the point. Many people with a MacBook that's less than two years old won't want to upgrade because of a Touch ID sensor. I'm sure the new MacBooks will have it, but it'll be great to have an option for everyone else.
Right, you know SO much more and yet the world just had failed to discover your greatness.
Yet Tim Cook has yet to implement such a simple idea.
I have been using AirPlay about every day for the past 2-3 years. What are the big issues with AirPlay? Handoff, not so much. But it has been working each and every time I have used it.
So upgrade the laptop when the old one needs to go. You're right, people won't upgrade their laptop at that price point solely because of the fingerprint sensor; however, that shouldn't stop Apple from improving on the current laptops.
Yup - I've been using for well over a year, although I haven't found it to be flawless...
Wow, count me out. Hope its an option I can thoroughly disable. The difference here is between your fingerprint which a court can compel you submit, or a password that they can't. Plus who knows the orchestration of this option, i.e. can it be enabled after its locked with a password/key already? Those are details we don't have yet. It may be inconvenient, but at least I know its locked.
Do you really think the reason we haven't seen the expansion of Apple Pay and Touch ID to the Mac is because someone lacked the idea?