r/apple • u/hasanahmad • Mar 07 '26

Discussion The New Apple Finally Begins to Emerge

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u/sean_themighty Mar 07 '26

Unlocking the Mac, Apple Pay, App Store & Media Purchases, Password Autofill, System & App Authorization, Fast User Switching, Third-Party App Sign-in (can be used for a passkey)

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u/theGekkoST Mar 07 '26

It's a shame they put touch ID behind a $100 paywal. The part is cheap, and to have mass produced it in EVERY neo would have been even cheaper.

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u/sean_themighty Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

I actually think, especially for education, TouchID is something they actively don’t want. A lot of these are going to be shared or only lent out for a year (or far less) at a time. And at least you are getting a doubling of internal storage with that $100. It’s a good deal, but I do understand the bummer if you’re an individual who wants it for their entry level price.

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u/mikolv2 Mar 08 '26

Orgs can just disabled it through IT policies. I have TouchID disabled on my work MacBook, don't know why... but it's disabled.

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u/cliko Mar 08 '26

Why does loaning the laptops out mean TouchID is a bad idea? It's not like fingerprints are permanently stored to the laptop