Don’t let an app ask for your identity with Touch ID or Face ID unless you know what it’s doing. A pair of fitness applications were found to be tricking users into authorizing financial transactions.

You can’t really go too far when it comes to phone security, considering everything of importance we put on these compact devices—from bank account apps to our most intimate conversations—and while ...

Take this simple precaution to keep your chats private. Photo: Lewis Wallace/Cult of Mac Facebook Messenger’s new App Lock feature lets you add an extra layer of security to the popular chat app.

As iPhones and iPads become an increasingly integral part of our daily lives, it’s not uncommon to have an app that contains information so personal that we wouldn’t want others to stumble across it.

If you have recently updated to iOS 13 and have found you are unable to log in to some apps like your bank, or 1Password, or other apps that need authentication, we may have the solution. It turns out ...

In September 2024, Apple released the iOS 18 update for all compatible devices. As with any major OS update, iOS 18 also received mixed responses from users. There were things like the redesigned ...

Touch ID makes so much sense for banks and money management tools to use, given the added security. Budgeting app Mint (free)—which happens to be one of my most-used apps—now lets you use Touch ID ...

In tvOS 15, Apple has simplified the process of entering a login and password with a connected iPhone by allowing for Face ID and Touch ID to be used for authentication purposes. Developers will be ...

Facebook Messenger users will soon be able to lock their messages on iOS. The company is implementing the option to require Face ID and Touch authentication in order to access the user’s inbox with a ...

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Start with simple checks like moisture and cases before moving into system resets Reviewed by Christine Baker If you’ve already tried setting up Touch ID on your iPhone or iPad and it doesn’t let you ...