iPad mini MUST HAVE Touch ID

[iPhone7ate9]

Are you a parent? Do you work outside of your home in the business environment? Is there anyone close to you that you would preferred not messing with your iPad? If the answer to these questions are no then I can certainly see your point.
I have grandkids that would swipe my iPad and play with it behind my back. I don't need them browsing the web for who knows what? I was a kid myself I would have done it.
Open your mind to the possibilities that there are people other than you that have preferences and needs.

No to all three questions..

I just don't get the excitement or why people obsessively lock these things.

 

[Pakaku]

Apple is really awesome. Fingerprint identification has been available as a feature for most laptops since 2-3 years back. But nobody is touting the usefulness of it. Then Apple announced touch ID which saves you the time and hassle to enter 4 numbered passcode and suddenly people can't live without it.

The one Apple offers is much more effortless to use. And besides, if you're serious about security, you wouldn't rely on an easy 4-digit password in the first place.

 

[Gutwrench]

I don't get it. I don't get why people want touchid. I don't use it at all.

Because the actual world is slightly larger than just yours. Many people use their devices for personal and enterprise purposes. My iPhone and iPad contains sensitive information so a complex password is a must and typing it in many times a day is a hassle I can live without and so I welcome TouchID.

If you and addictzz aren't concerned with security or have a need for the convenience of TouchID that's okay. I'm sure there's mission critical functionalities you two use that others don't...like Angry Birds, Animal Crossing, Twitter, FaceBook, Tumblr etc..

 

[ron7624]

No to all three questions..

I just don't get the excitement or why people obsessively lock these things.

Not excitement, convenience don't put words in people's mouth and again, open your mind to the rest of the world around you.

 

[Badrottie]

I never used Touch ID on my iPhone 5S I think it is gimmick!

 

[Ledgem]

Apple is really awesome. Fingerprint identification has been available as a feature for most laptops since 2-3 years back. But nobody is touting the usefulness of it. Then Apple announced touch ID which saves you the time and hassle to enter 4 numbered passcode and suddenly people can't live without it.

Have you ever tried using a laptop with a fingerprint scanner? The models that I've seen (and tried to use) use the same type of scanner system that the Android manufacturers threw into their phones. It requires you to swipe your finger over the scanner in order to use it. It wasn't convenient and it didn't work well. The genius behind Apple's design is not only that you don't need to move your finger, but that the scanner is in the same place as a button that you would use to turn on the screen and activate the device. Thus, in one seamless motion, you turn on and unlock the device. It is the single best implementation of a biometric scanner that I've seen in any electronic device.

As to your blasé dismissal about how it has only helped with four-digit PIN codes, you realize that you can have a passcode that is far longer and more complex than that, right? You don't need me to tell you that plenty of us use longer pass codes - sometimes because it's required by our workplaces?

 

[joeblow7777]

No to all three questions..

I just don't get the excitement or why people obsessively lock these things.

So that any random person who picks up, finds, or steals your phone doesn't have access to your messages, emails, contacts, social networks, and even financial info?

You really don't see the benefit of taking 2 minutes to set up a security feature that just makes it so that you have to leave your finger on the home button for an extra half second when you turn on your phone in order to protect all of that?

Also, many employers prevent you from syncing your work email to your phone if there isn't some sort of security enabled.

 

[Ledgem]

You really don't see the benefit of taking 2 minutes to set up a security feature that just makes it so that you have to leave your finger on the home button for an extra half second when you turn on your phone in order to protect all of that?

This drives me crazy, too. But then again, I've lived in places where people will leave their personal belongings (including thousands of dollars' worth of electronics and their wallet) completely unattended (no friends around) in a coffee shop while they do something like use the bathroom, and there are people who don't lock their car or house doors... I suppose it wouldn't be surprising that such people would also be trusting enough to not put any security on their phone. They probably think we're nuts for hassling about such things.

It's also possible that we're talking about security with a teenager or child who has nothing more to lose than some saved games, personal photos, and text messages. It's a bigger deal when you have business contacts, financial information, and possibly work documents on your device.

 

[iPhone7ate9]

So that any random person who picks up, finds, or steals your phone doesn't have access to your messages, emails, contacts, social networks, and even financial info?

You really don't see the benefit of taking 2 minutes to set up a security feature that just makes it so that you have to leave your finger on the home button for an extra half second when you turn on your phone in order to protect all of that?

Also, many employers prevent you from syncing your work email to your phone if there isn't some sort of security enabled.

Believe it or not small delays like the touchid drive me bonkers. I'm not worried about someone picking up my phone if I have it with me all the time or I'm at home. Work email doesn't apply to me.

 

[joeblow7777]

Believe it or not small delays like the touchid drive me bonkers. I'm not worried about someone picking up my phone if I have it with me all the time or I'm at home. Work email doesn't apply to me.

Fair enough, but surely you can see why that half second delay to let it read your print is worth it for most people, especially when it replaces having to enter a PIN number or full password every time you use your phone. And no one ever means for their phone to be lost or stolen, but it can happen.

 

[ARH1956]

Apple is really awesome. Fingerprint identification has been available as a feature for most laptops since 2-3 years back. But nobody is touting the usefulness of it. Then Apple announced touch ID which saves you the time and hassle to enter 4 numbered passcode and suddenly people can't live without it.

To be honest Fingerprint ID never has worked very well on the laptops I've tried. I believe Toshiba has offered it for ten years or so but it was sporadic for me. Touch ID on the iPhone 6 works perfectly. But it's a slight convenience to me, not a revolutionary upgrade.

 

[addictzz]

Have you ever tried using a laptop with a fingerprint scanner? The models that I've seen (and tried to use) use the same type of scanner system that the Android manufacturers threw into their phones. It requires you to swipe your finger over the scanner in order to use it. It wasn't convenient and it didn't work well. The genius behind Apple's design is not only that you don't need to move your finger, but that the scanner is in the same place as a button that you would use to turn on the screen and activate the device. Thus, in one seamless motion, you turn on and unlock the device. It is the single best implementation of a biometric scanner that I've seen in any electronic device.

As to your blasé dismissal about how it has only helped with four-digit PIN codes, you realize that you can have a passcode that is far longer and more complex than that, right? You don't need me to tell you that plenty of us use longer pass codes - sometimes because it's required by our workplaces?

I gotta admit there is a slight sarcasm in my original post but I never said Apple sucks. They are REALLY awesome. They may not be the pioneer in technology but they are the pioneer in making the technology works. Smartphone, tablets, MP3 player, to fingerprint scanner.

My point is, of course touch ID is very convenient and once you use it, it may be hard to go back to the 4 numbered passcode. But I just don't feel that I couldn't live without it. It is hard but not impossible.