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0 pointsadolph2mo ago0 comments

> if you have an Apple Watch then you don’t need Touch ID

Yeah, the move to Watch auth reopened the Macbook to the good old PowerBook System 7 days as far as effortless use goes. Touch is still great for escalation, 1Password, etc, but being able to be logged in by the time the screen is open is significant.

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noname1202mo ago

My experience with the Apple Watch is that Touch ID is faster to unlock my Mac. The “unlocking with Apple Watch…” thing takes too much time and by the time it would have completed my finger already reached the Touch ID and unlocked it.

adolphOP2mo ago

Yes, Touch ID is faster to unlock in a desktop context. Watch auth works fast enough to unlock a Macbook by the time I open it in order to place a finger on Touch ID. Ymmv, this is me on reasonably updated and stock Air M1 and Pro M3 units.

gizajob2mo ago

Depends if you can win the race between it unlocking with the Apple Watch and you typing in your password.

adolphOP2mo ago

Between touch and watch for machine login and 1Password everywhere else, it is a rare day that I actually type in a password. On those rare occasions, I feel some gratitude to be forced to type it so that I don't forget it entirely.

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noname1202mo ago

adolphOP2mo ago

gizajob2mo ago

Depends if you can win the race between it unlocking with the Apple Watch and you typing in your password.

adolphOP2mo ago

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