Magic Keyboard With Touch ID Compatible With All M1 Macs, But Only Sold With iMac For Now

[MacRumors]

Alongside the redesigned iMac, Apple introduced a new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for fingerprint authentication, which is useful for quickly logging into macOS or confirming an Apple Pay purchase online.

As first noted by Rene Ritchie and confirmed by MacRumors, the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is fully compatible with all M1 Macs, including the new iMac, 13-inch MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini. If used with Intel-based Macs or other Bluetooth devices, the Magic Keyboard will still function with the exception of Touch ID.

While the new Magic Keyboard is compatible with all M1 Macs, it will only be available with the new iMac, at least initially. The new iMac can be configured with one of three different Magic Keyboards, including a standard version with Touch ID, a standard version without Touch ID, and an extended version with Touch ID and a numeric keypad.

Apple has made some previously iMac-exclusive accessories available to purchase separately at a later date in the past. When the iMac Pro launched in December 2017, for example, Space Gray versions of the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad were only available with the iMac Pro, but became available separately in March 2018.

The new iMac with the new Magic Keyboard can be ordered starting April 30 and will be available in the second half of May.

Article Link: Magic Keyboard With Touch ID Compatible With All M1 Macs, But Only Sold With iMac For Now

 

[Apple_Robert]

Darn. I was hoping I could use one with my 2018 Mac mini.

 

[cmaier]

Looking forward to buying one to go with my 16” M1 MBP

But where’s faceid?

 

[farewelwilliams]

looks like lightning is here to stay for while longer (hinting that iPhones will still have lightning for a while)

 

[freejack]

Is that a button or just a touch sensor? Confusing design.

 

[cmaier]

Is that a button or just a touch sensor? Confusing design.

Probably a button so you press to wake the screen from sleep?

 

[LogicalApex]

Weird limitation. I thought they would have drawn the line on any Mac with a Secure Enclave, but seems odd to limit it only to M1 Macs. Especially since Intel Macs like my 2018 MBP support Touch ID.

 

[locrumo]

TouchId is back.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Alongside the redesigned iMac, Apple introduced a new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for fingerprint authentication, which is useful for quickly logging into macOS or confirming an Apple Pay purchase online.

As first noted by Rene Ritchie and confirmed by MacRumors, the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is fully compatible with all M1 Macs, including the new iMac, 13-inch MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini. If used with Intel-based Macs or other Bluetooth devices, the Magic Keyboard will still function with the exception of Touch ID.

While the new Magic Keyboard is compatible with all M1 Macs, it will only be available with the new iMac, at least initially. The new iMac can be configured with one of three different Magic Keyboards, including a standard version with Touch ID, a standard version without Touch ID, and an extended version with Touch ID and a numeric keypad.

Apple has made some previously iMac-exclusive accessories available to purchase separately at a later date in the past. When the iMac Pro launched in December 2017, for example, Space Gray versions of the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad were only available with the iMac Pro, but became available separately in March 2018.

The new iMac with the new Magic Keyboard can be ordered starting April 30 and will be available in the second half of May.

Article Link: Magic Keyboard With Touch ID Compatible With All M1 Macs, But Only Sold With iMac For Now

seriously? This article needed to live on its own some 45mins after all the iMac articles made today? This could’ve just been included in the main article

Guess peacemeal info was let out by Apple ?

 

[rybak17]

Macs with T2 don't have support?

 

[Black Belt]

I like the keyboard but I want an actual full size board with number pad so I can actually, you know, do some work

 

[sdreamer07]

Wondering about iOS devices. My iPad Pro always says device too far from my face.

 

[WiseAJ]

They should have added a touch bar too.

 

[Kylo83]

No backlight no sale

 

[entropys]

looks like lightning is here to stay for while longer (hinting that iPhones will still have lightning for a while)

unbelievable. if Apple was serious about driving adoption of USB-C from USB-A, peripherals with USB-C would have been the obvious way to do it.

 

[kkclstuff]

ugh, no extended keyboard format!

My BAD! yes there is. LOL

 

[Homme]

looks like lightning is here to stay for while longer (hinting that iPhones will still have lightning for a while)

iPhone will never have USB C

 

[profets]

Back in the winter we had the rumour of this new design iMac not having Face ID, though it’ll come to the following revision. Feels odd that they designed a keyboard with a cpu just to drive the Secure Enclave and allow Touch ID if we’re getting Face ID next year(maybe).

ugh, no extended keyboard format!

Could have sworn during the event they showed an extended keyboard with Touch ID as well.

 

[quagmire]

ugh, no extended keyboard format!

There is one with a numeric keypad. There are three keyboard configs:

1. With the lock key instead of Touch ID.

2. With Touch ID.

3. With numeric keypad and Touch ID.

Anyway.... Not unexpected, but wish Intel Macs with the T2 would have been compatible with it too.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

this will probably show up in the Mac mini soon.

 

[cmaier]

I like the keyboard but I want an actual full size board with number pad so I can actually, you know, do some work

They make one of those, too.

 

[macsareveryinteresting]

Looking forward to buying one to go with my 16” M1 MBP

But where’s faceid?

Apple is hopefully working on it and it is supposedly aimed for 2023-2025.

 

[cmaier]

ugh, no extended keyboard format!

Yes there is. Different model, also with touchid

 

[macsareveryinteresting]

Is that a button or just a touch sensor? Confusing design.

It's a button but when you push it down, it starts sensing your finger.

 

[Lemon Olive]

I STILL can’t believe they went with this instead of just adding Face ID.

They’re not even backlit Apple!