Apple wants to kill the password with the iPhone Touch ID? – Tom’s Hardware

In the future you will access your Mac safely without typing a password , just to be near him. According to the site Macrumors WOULD Apple engineers working on an auto-release function that will access to a Mac via iPhone , avoiding typing the password on the computer keyboard.

 
 

This should lean on the Fingerprint Reader Touch ID as the verification method, and take advantage of the Bluetooth LE connectivity to transmit authentication to Mac. It is not impossible that in the presence of an Apple Watch you can unlock a Mac without the help of an iPhone, making the process even easier, but for details you will probably need to wait for the WWDC conference to be held between 13 and 17 June.

 
 
 
 

This feature may be part of the new version of MacOS , although there is no certainty. The house of Cupertino, in fact, you may decide to include this possibility at a later date in the case does not function properly. At the time the rumors are certain this the arrival of Siri on the Mac and enhancements to iTunes and Photos programs.

 
 

The release function may also be related to the integration of the Apple Pay support in Safari , to allow online purchases via the browser, a feature of which has been discussed in recent weeks. Authentication via Touch ID iPhone or Apple Watch could be used to confirm purchases, including those made via the digital assistant.

 
 

When a similar solution to the one who would be implementing Apple has secured from Knock, an app for iPhone and Apple Watch, but also a software for MacOS (you must have both) that uses Bluetooth instead of the password to unlock the computer.

 
 

For Apple to adopt a similar authentication system might be like killing two birds with one stone: on the one hand improve the user experience, on the other strengthen the link between their dispositiv , bringing Mac users (old and new) to buy a new iPhone or an Apple Watch if they are without or have dated models.

 
 

In the second place this solution would allow the Apple to reach most parts of the existing Mac quickly, because the technology does not imply the presence of a sensor for fingerprint recognition on board of the computer.