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Touch ID login with password
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Logging in with your password after a reboot is a security feature, just as it is in the iPhone. It's an extra step to make sure that, even if Touch ID is somehow bypassed, a stolen machine can not simply be rebooted to gain access.
If you're really worried about security, you shouldn't have Touch ID enabled on either your phone or MBP, and you should use a strong password.
If you're really worried about security, you shouldn't have Touch ID enabled on either your phone or MBP, and you should use a strong password.
Pretty sure the password is needed after a reboot to unlock the encrypted 'Secure Enclave' - in the MBP's case, on the T1 chip - as the numerical representation of your fingerprints are stored here.
You shouldn't be asked for TouchID as well, though - have never heard of that happening. It's one or the other. TouchID is useless after a reboot anyway, as the fingerprint data is all encrypted.
You shouldn't be asked for TouchID as well, though - have never heard of that happening. It's one or the other. TouchID is useless after a reboot anyway, as the fingerprint data is all encrypted.
No - If you fully turn your computer off and on or if you restart your computer you will be required to enter your password. There is no way around this unless you totally disable your password altogether at which point you wouldn't be able to use Touch ID. Touch ID only works when the computers harddisk goes to sleep or If the monitor goes to sleep the You Can simple wake it up and use Touch ID to enter. I should also add that you can also enable the password box when Touch ID is abled by clicking the icon at the right hand corner.
That shouldnt affect it. I have FV on and it only askes me to give a password, not both.
I was wondering more if it was just asking for a password to get past FileVault and then TouchID to log in to your user account once past FV. That would be correct behaviour.
If it's asking for password and TouchID after you have entered your FV password, then no idea. Very weird behaviour indeed as that means you have to enter your password twice and use TouchID to get into your computer. That would annoy me too!