iPod touch iPod touch with wallet app but no TouchID?

[W.MlL]

Wallet app without a biometric security feature means everyone will be using a 6 digit PIN for security. I assume one has to enter a passcode every time the Wallet app is used?

The primary thing the biometric security features gave users is the ability to use a strong, secure passcode of like 10+ digits (instead of insecure 4-6 digit PINs). Having to input a strong passcode once a week or at every reboot is reasonable but having to enter it every time you unlock the phone or use Wallet app is too tedious.

I would have been willing to pay more if it had TouchID.

 

[subjonas]

Wallet app without a biometric security feature means everyone will be using a 6 digit PIN for security. I assume one has to enter a passcode every time the Wallet app is used?

The primary thing the biometric security features gave users is the ability to use a strong, secure passcode of like 10+ digits (instead of insecure 4-6 digit PINs). Having to input a strong passcode once a week or at every reboot is reasonable but having to enter it every time you unlock the phone or use Wallet app is too tedious.

I would have been willing to pay more if it had TouchID.

I would pay more for Touch ID too. (But I’d only be interested in the iPod touch if it came in a large phablet size.)

 

[Paddle1]

Wallet app without a biometric security feature means everyone will be using a 6 digit PIN for security. I assume one has to enter a passcode every time the Wallet app is used?

The primary thing the biometric security features gave users is the ability to use a strong, secure passcode of like 10+ digits (instead of insecure 4-6 digit PINs). Having to input a strong passcode once a week or at every reboot is reasonable but having to enter it every time you unlock the phone or use Wallet app is too tedious.

I would have been willing to pay more if it had TouchID.

It doesn't have NFC for Apple Pay if that's what you want it for.

 

[joeblow7777]

(But I’d only be interested in the iPod touch if it came in a large phablet size.)

Hmm.... Almost like some sort of... miniature iPad.

I wonder if Apple has considered such a product.

 

[bodonnell202]

Wallet app without a biometric security feature means everyone will be using a 6 digit PIN for security. I assume one has to enter a passcode every time the Wallet app is used?

The primary thing the biometric security features gave users is the ability to use a strong, secure passcode of like 10+ digits (instead of insecure 4-6 digit PINs). Having to input a strong passcode once a week or at every reboot is reasonable but having to enter it every time you unlock the phone or use Wallet app is too tedious.

I would have been willing to pay more if it had TouchID.

It doesn't have Apple Pay so the Wallet App in the iPod Touch is really only for loyalty cards, movie & concert tickets, boarding passes & etc. On an iPhone you can access any of those things in the wallet app simply by having your phone unlocked so I imagine it would be the same for the iPod Touch.

Sure TouchID would've been nice, but given the main users of these devices (businesses, kids and use as a dedicated music player) I suspect Apple though keeping it inexpensive was most important.

 

[subjonas]

Hmm.... Almost like some sort of... miniature iPad.

I wonder if Apple has considered such a product.

Hah
The iPad mini isn’t a handheld.