touch ID
Finger-based authentication system
Touch ID is Apple's fingerprint recognition system, introduced in 2013.
A sensor reads your fingerprint to unlock devices, authorize purchases, or access secure apps.
The technology appears on iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks: I set up Touch ID so I don't have to type my passcode.
Face ID has largely replaced it on newer iPhones.
- fingerprintFriction ridge impression
- biometricMeasuring unique physical characteristics
- biometric loginIdentity verification via physiology
- unlockOpen a secured closure
- sensorInput-detecting device
unlock phone · iPhone · Apple · scan · security · secure access · authenticate · thumb · home button · home screen · identity · swipe · recognition · login · privacy · privacy settings · encrypted · digital
- recognition systemspattern recognition, facial recognition, speech recognition, voice recognition, image recognition
authentication method
touch IDpasscode
Secret entry sequence
password · PIN · security question · pattern lock · passphrase