Touch ID on Macs may arrive in the near future

Touch ID has now become a staple on iOS devices, but when will we see the technology make its way to Macs? It could be soon.

We’ve been discussing the possibility of Touch ID on Macs for a while. This makes sense and is a feature that many MacBook users will love, but Apple has yet to implement it in their laptops. The good news is that it may just be a matter of time.

Considering that most users probably don’t even set a password on their Mac, it will definitely be a useful feature, so if it’s stolen, all your sensitive and personal information goes there. That’s why having Touch ID can be a huge feature on a Mac.

Apple seems to think so too, as the company has been granted a patent for Touch ID technology in MacBooks.

By Patented AppleThe patent details a biometric fingerprint scanner that could be integrated into the keyboard on a future MacBook.

Of course, this isn’t the first time discussions of Touch ID on Macs have come up. Another patent that Apple received in 2013 was for something similar, allowing users to scan their fingerprint to unlock their Mac.

One of the biggest reasons the Touch ID fingerprint sensor is so popular is the convenience it offers when unlocking your device and purchasing apps from the App Store. It’s much faster and easier than entering your password or passphrase every time.

Touch ID is also used to authorize purchases with Apple Pay at enrollment or in-app when making purchases on your iPhone. As long as it supports Touch ID and Apple Pay, you can quickly pay using Apple Pay and Touch ID without having to enter credit card information in the shopping app itself.

It’s unlikely we’ll see Touch ID on MacBooks in the near future as Apple wants Touch ID to be primarily a mobile feature for now, but at least the company has a few patents in its arsenal. They can use Touch ID to easily apply it to MacBooks when they’re ready.

Of course, it wouldn’t be the first time that laptops have fingerprint scanners when Apple decides to put Touch ID on MacBooks.

They’ve actually been around for a while, because back in my early college years I had an HP laptop with a built-in fingerprint sensor, and I’m sure there were a few experimental laptops that came with this feature. in previous years.

Also, Microsoft recently added a fingerprint sensor to the new Surface Pro keyboard, so it’s definitely a feature that’s starting to gain popularity, and I think Apple is looking closely at this to see if it’s a feature consumers really want. on a laptop.

Touch ID was first released on the iPhone 5s in 2013, making it the first Apple device with a fingerprint sensor and was a huge hit. From there, Touch ID was introduced on the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4, iPhone 6 and the new iPhone 6s. It’s a feature that’s now a staple in the iOS lineup, and while Apple wants to keep it on iOS-only for now, that could easily change at some point in the future.