How do you guys open an app that has 'faceID required' on your mac desktop using the iPhone Mirroring app? I would hope that it would just open since I gave permission/authenticated my iphone to my mac already.
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iPhone Mirroring, how to open apps that have require faceID enabled?
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It should work via Touch ID or the Mac's password.
I just set Safari to require Face ID to test this out, and it seems to be working for me.
I just set Safari to require Face ID to test this out, and it seems to be working for me.
That works for me also, but it's inconsistent. It doesn't always bring up that screen where I can enter the password or use touch ID. Sometimes I get a screen that shows "passcode required to open xxxxxx"
Is that for apps using the new FaceID lock? For me I'm talking about apps like banking apps or similar that use FaceID login
Yeah, I thought that's what the OP was referring to. I also tried Microsoft Authenticator, which is set to require Face ID through the app (not iOS's new feature) and that one worked too.
...but you're right, I see it disables Face ID on my banking apps.
I've just tried with HSBC and Santander banking apps in the UK. In both cases, I had to use a PIN to use the app and re-authenticate Face ID afterwards. It's probably not worth the hassle of using these apps using mirroring at the moment.
Yes, but it seems apps 'reset' if you do that, and you have to re-setup FaceId, so its not worth it
Well, I may be just misinformed or something, but I've been getting Notifications from my iPhone on my Mac, that's worked fine. Although, I noticed that if I dismiss them on my Mac, they stay on my iPhone...
So I tried actually just clicking on one of the Notifications, not sure why I didn't before, but THAT opened the iPhone Mirroring app and then connected to my iPhone and actioned on that that Notification and opened the corresponding app! Pretty cool!
Again, I didn't have iPhone Mirroring on, and the app I got a notification for wasn't open already on my iPhone. Clicked Notification, App opened and then app opened and there was my alert in the app. Awesome.
So I tried actually just clicking on one of the Notifications, not sure why I didn't before, but THAT opened the iPhone Mirroring app and then connected to my iPhone and actioned on that that Notification and opened the corresponding app! Pretty cool!
Again, I didn't have iPhone Mirroring on, and the app I got a notification for wasn't open already on my iPhone. Clicked Notification, App opened and then app opened and there was my alert in the app. Awesome.
Doesn't work for me either, especially as I have the lid closed and use an external monitor.
I get a prompt to authenticate on my Apple Watch instead, which I do, but the app doesn't seem to register and prompts for auth again in an endless loop.
Probably a v1.0 bug that will need fixing...
I get a prompt to authenticate on my Apple Watch instead, which I do, but the app doesn't seem to register and prompts for auth again in an endless loop.
Probably a v1.0 bug that will need fixing...
For me it doesn't work (intel mac). It ask me the computer password or I can unlock it with my apple watch but when I try one of both methods it just return to the previous screen when it says its locked and when I click again I have to do the same process so in short its an eternal loop.
I hoped the new macOS 15.0.1 and iOS 18.0.1 would fix that but it still not working. I have to turn off faceid for my journal app to be able to use it in mirroring, which is probably the main reason I want this feature on my Mac. Annoying.
I hoped the new macOS 15.0.1 and iOS 18.0.1 would fix that but it still not working. I have to turn off faceid for my journal app to be able to use it in mirroring, which is probably the main reason I want this feature on my Mac. Annoying.
Same here Intel Mac.
ANything under FaceID will not work. You'll get the prompt, but it'll do nothing and stuck you in an auth prompt loop.
I made multiple Reddit threads to say that after each macOS updates. But unfortunately, it's the truth since a couple of years. Apple will bring some new features with new bugs along with it on each new major macOS releases, and then it takes months or even a year to fix them. I'm very frustrating with how Apple managed things lately and their quality control is definitively not as good as before. We can't say "it just work" anymore.
Plus, this bug is only for the intel mac because we don't have access to touch ID, so Apple will care even less and it could end up with this bug will never be fix.
Wow, that's even worse! Its only working with silicon macs then... Like you said, what developing a feature for older macs if it doesn't work correctly?