You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
Every time I have to change preferences on my Macbook, or even when I have to install a new application, it asks for my password. I wondered if there was a way to just use the Touch ID instead. I tried looking in System Preferences but I have found nothing.
Anyone has the same problem/has any information about it?
desshimself wrote:
Every time I have to change preferences on my Macbook, or even when I have to install a new application, it asks for my password. I wondered if there was a way to just use the Touch ID instead. I tried looking in System Preferences but I have found nothing.
Anyone has the same problem/has any information about it?
Verify your Preferences...
>System Preferences>Security & Privacy> General>Advanced
There are a few instances where Touch ID will not be accepted by macOS:
• If you restarted your Mac, or if you're not logged into your user account.
• If you have not unlocked your Mac for 48 hours.
• If you are trying to unlock Security & Privacy
• If you are trying to unlock Users & Groups Preferences (when FileVault is on)
• If 5 wrong fingerprint attempts
"If you have problems with Touch ID"
If Touch ID isn't working on your Mac - Apple Support
desshimself wrote:
Every time I have to change preferences on my Macbook, or even when I have to install a new application, it asks for my password. I wondered if there was a way to just use the Touch ID instead. I tried looking in System Preferences but I have found nothing.
Anyone has the same problem/has any information about it?
Verify your Preferences...
>System Preferences>Security & Privacy> General>Advanced
There are a few instances where Touch ID will not be accepted by macOS:
• If you restarted your Mac, or if you're not logged into your user account.
• If you have not unlocked your Mac for 48 hours.
• If you are trying to unlock Security & Privacy
• If you are trying to unlock Users & Groups Preferences (when FileVault is on)
• If 5 wrong fingerprint attempts
"If you have problems with Touch ID"
If Touch ID isn't working on your Mac - Apple Support
There are certain Applets in System Preferences that will Require the User to Manually Input the Account password.
Is there a way to use fingerprint instead of password in System Preferences?
