MacBook Air user? Unlock laptop using Touch ID; know how to

Apple MacBook Air users can unlock the laptop by using Touch ID. Touch ID can also be used to make purchases from the iTunes Store, the App Store and Apple Books, and on the web using Apple Pay. Check details here.

Here is how you can unlock your MacBook Air using Touch ID. (Apple)

How do you unlock your MacBook? Do you use the Touch ID for the same? According to the information provided by Apple, if your Mac or Magic Keyboard has Touch ID, you can use it to unlock your Mac, authorise purchases from the iTunes Store, the App Store and Apple Books, and make purchases on the web using Apple Pay. You can also use Touch ID to sign into some third-party apps. Using a Touch ID to unlock your MacBook also makes it secure and protects it from landing into the wrong hands. Well, if you are an Apple MacBook Air user and want to use Touch ID to unlock it, then here is how to.

Before we tell you how to use Touch ID to unlock your MacBook Air, make purchases, and sign into apps, it can be known that Touch ID is a fingerprint recognition feature from Apple available on some Mac computers and some Magic Keyboard models. With Touch ID, you can unlock your Mac and some password-protected items, switch quickly between users, use Apple Pay to make purchases on the web, and purchase items from the iTunes Store, the App Store and Apple Books.

How to set up Touch ID on MacBook

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu, go to System Preferences, then click on Touch ID .

2. Click “Add Fingerprint”, enter your password, then follow the onscreen instructions. If your Mac or Magic Keyboard has Touch ID, the sensor is located at the top right of your keyboard. You can add up to three fingerprints to your user account (you can save up to five fingerprints on your Mac).

3. Click the tickboxes to select how you want to use Touch ID:

Unlocking your Mac: Use Touch ID to unlock this Mac when you wake it from sleep.

Apple Pay: Use Touch ID to complete purchases you make on this Mac using Apple Pay.

iTunes Store, App Store and Apple Books: Use Touch ID to complete purchases you make on this Mac from the Apple online stores.

Password AutoFill: Use Touch ID to automatically fill in usernames and passwords and automatically fill in credit card information when requested while using Safari and other apps.

Use Touch ID sensor for fast user switching: Use Touch ID to switch Mac user accounts.

4. And you are done! The Touch ID has been set up for your MacBook.

How to rename or delete fingerprints

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu, go to System Preferences, then click Touch ID .

2. Rename a fingerprint: Click the text below a fingerprint, then enter a name.

3. Delete a fingerprint: Click a fingerprint, enter your password, click OK, then click Delete.

How to use Touch ID to unlock your MacBook Air, log in or switch users

1. To use Touch ID for these tasks, you must have logged in to your MacBook already by entering your password.

2. Unlock your Mac and some password-protected items: When you wake your Mac from sleep or open a password-protected item, just place your finger on Touch ID when asked.

3. Log in from the login window: Click your name in the login window, then place your finger on Touch ID.

4. Only user accounts that have passwords can be unlocked with Touch ID. Sharing-only users and guest users cannot use Touch ID.

5. Switch users: Click the fast user switching menu in the menu bar, choose a different user, then place your finger on Touch ID.

6. To use Touch ID to switch to another user, you need to have set up fast user switching, and the user you switch to must have logged in to the Mac already by entering a password.

How to use Touch ID to purchase items

Step 1:

Log in to your MacBook Air by entering your password.

Step 2:

Purchase items using Apple Pay or from one of the online Apple stores.

Step 3:

Place your finger on Touch ID when asked.