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Touch ID to unlock a MacBook Air

I've had my M1 MacBook Air (Big Sur/512 GB SSD model) for about a month. Each day sometimes when I open it up I can use the Touch ID to unlock it but about half the time I have to type in my password. Is there a way to make it use Touch ID more often? What is the algorithm that the Mac OS uses to determine when Touch ID can be used to unlock it and when a password is required?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Mar 3, 2021 1:07 PM

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Posted on Mar 5, 2021 2:06 PM

Glad that answered your question!


Enjoy your Apple gear.


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Mar 5, 2021 8:38 AM in response to sberman

sberman,


Thanks again for your assistance. I went into the Security & Privacy panel and adjusted the "Log out" setting to logout after 300 minutes of inactivity. That change seems to have worked. Now when I open the lid to wake up the laptop it almost always now can be unlocked with Touch ID. Thanks for you suggestion!

Touch ID to unlock a MacBook Air

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