Category: touch ID

  • How to Protect Private Photos with Passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID on iPhone & iPad

    How to Protect Private Photos with Passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID on iPhone & iPad

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Protect Private Photos with Passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID on iPhone & iPad The “Hidden” photos album on iPhone and iPad offers a place to put photos on your device that you don’t want hanging around in your general Photos camera roll. But since the Hidden…

  • 12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac

    12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read 12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac Touch ID for Mac is super useful, and now that basically all modern Mac laptops have Touch ID sensors on their keyboards, and the new Magic Keyboards for Mac have Touch ID, you’re almost certain to encounter the biometric authenticator when…

  • How to Hard Lock an iPhone to Prevent Unauthorized Biometric Access

    How to Hard Lock an iPhone to Prevent Unauthorized Biometric Access

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Hard Lock an iPhone to Prevent Unauthorized Biometric Access If you’re ever in a situation where you are concerned about unauthorized biometric access to your iPhone, for example, someone holding your iPhone up to your face to unlock it with Face ID, or someone forcing you to…

  • “Touch ID to Log In” Stuck on Mac Touch Bar? Here’s the Fix

    “Touch ID to Log In” Stuck on Mac Touch Bar? Here’s the Fix

    Go to OSX Daily to read “Touch ID to Log In” Stuck on Mac Touch Bar? Here’s the Fix Owners of a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar may occasionally run into an issue where the Touch Bar gets stuck on a “Touch ID to Log In” screen, often with a Safari icon, displaying even if…

  • How to Lock Signal with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone

    How to Lock Signal with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Lock Signal with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhone Want to add some extra on-device security to Signal? You can protect your conversations in Signal with a passcode lock feature, allowing you to require face ID or Touch ID to access Signal conversations. Signal has rapidly…

  • How to Lock Your Secrets in the Notes App (and Why You Should)

    How to Lock Your Secrets in the Notes App (and Why You Should)

    Read full article: at LifeHacker Searching for data or photo lockers will lead you to many apps. Some of them are genuinely secure—others, less so—but given that you’re dealing with secure data (documents, photos, security codes, or bank details), you maybe don’t want to trust a third-party iPhone app that happens to have a thousand…

  • How to Fix the Express Transit Vulnerability on Your iPhone

    How to Fix the Express Transit Vulnerability on Your iPhone

    Read full article: at LifeHacker I love paying with my iPhone. I use Apple Pay at grocery stores, vending machines, and really anywhere else that’s compatible. However, if you use Apple Pay, too, be warned—a recently discovered security flaw could allow hackers to steal from right from your mobile wallet, particularly if you use public…

  • How to Fix Sticky Keys and Double Presses on Your MacBook Keyboard

    How to Fix Sticky Keys and Double Presses on Your MacBook Keyboard

    Read full article: at LifeHacker You press a key on your MacBook and nothing happens. You press another key and it enters that letter twice. A third key feel like it’s sticking. You’re not alone, as this is a common problem with a particular kind of Apple keyboard. If you have friends who bought a…

  • How to Get In On the Lawsuit Against Apple's Terrible MacBook Keyboards

    How to Get In On the Lawsuit Against Apple's Terrible MacBook Keyboards

    Read full article: at LifeHacker A California judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against Apple for the damage-prone butterfly keyboard design included in MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro models manufactured between 2015 and 2019. The case alleges Apple knowingly sold the fragile keyboards despite numerous complaints and repair requests… Read more… Read full article:…

  • How to Lock Telegram Chats with Face ID on iPhone (or Touch ID)

    How to Lock Telegram Chats with Face ID on iPhone (or Touch ID)

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Lock Telegram Chats with Face ID on iPhone (or Touch ID) Do you want to keep your Telegram conversations safe and secure? Perhaps you don’t want anyone snooping around on your Telegram messages if you let someone briefly use or borrow your iPhone? If this is something…