I've been in love with Touch ID on the MacBook Pro since the day I laid my hands (literally) on it. Touch ID makes logging into password-protected content, like making music purchases in iTunes and unlocking my screen, easy, convenient, and totally awesome. I want Touch ID on all my Macs.

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Unfortunately, I've only found a handful of apps with Touch ID on the Mac — that is, apps that allow you to use your fingerprint to lock and unlock either content in an app or the app itself. Below are the best. If you have a favorite Mac app that supports Touch ID on the MacBook Pro, please let me know in the comments.

Apple's iWork suite

Apple has added Touch ID support for its productivity suite of apps. Pages, Numbers, and Keynote have the ability to enable password protection for individual documents. Once a password is set, you can use Touch ID to unlock it.

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2. Nov 13, 2019  If multiple users set up Touch ID and log in to the same Mac, they can use Touch ID to switch accounts. Just press Touch ID, and your Mac switches to the logged-in user account associated with the fingerprint. Make iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Books Store purchases with Touch ID.
3. A True Benchmark For Thoughtful Utility This app (and its companions) are truly an exercise in thoughtful ingenuity. Basically if you want something, anything really, done on your Mac, this remote app allows you to either do it from a premade function within the app or spend a few minutes “building” the feature you want to use to manipulate your Mac with scripts and Siri commands (and I.

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. Harnessing Touch ID on iOS, MacID is a fast, secure way to unlock your Mac without the inconvenience of typing your password over and over. Packed full of features, including innovative Tap to Unlock and full iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch support. Control audio, share clipboards and start screensavers.

The great thing about Touch ID with iWork is that you can set a different password for each document. You don't have to use the same one across all of your files. I find this especially helpful for purposes of sharing documents with workmates. I can set a specific password and freely share it with others without anyone being able to access my other documents with the same password.

iWork comes installed on the MacBook Pro, but just in case you need the App Store link:

• Pages - Free - Download now
• Numbers - Free - Download now
• Keynote - Free - Download now

1Password

The wonderful development team at AgileBits were the first on the scene to offer third-party Touch ID support for its password manager, 1Password. I've been using it from the start and it's made my life 10 times easier. Not only can I create complex, unique passwords for every single account that I am signed up with, but now I can unlock the vault that protects those passwords with just the touch of my finger.

Once enabled, all extensions connected to your 1Password account can be unlocked with Touch ID, including the Safari plugin and 1Password mini in the Menu bar.

It's the safest and most convenient way to keep your passwords (and other important private information) protected.

• Free with in-app purchase - Download now

Ulysses

One of the best writing apps on the Mac, Ulysses, has PIN-protected unlocking support for Touch ID. If you're writing the next award-winning novel and don't want anyone getting their idea-stealing hands on your masterpiece, you can lock the app so only you can get into it.

When you set up PIN protection in Ulysses, you can tick the box to enable Touch ID. Then, whenever you try to open the app, you'll be asked to unlock it with your fingerprint.

You can't lock documents individually, but you can feel safer knowing that your personal biography won't be read without your permission.

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• $44.99 - Download now

Journaly

When it comes to keeping your thoughts to yourself, you'll definitely want to lock your diary (or journal or whatever you want to call it). Journaly is the only journaling app that I know of (so far), that supports Touch ID on the Mac. So, if you want to make the most out of your 2016 MacBook Pro, you can secure your daily thoughts, musings, and angry rants with your fingerprint.

Interestingly, when you enable Touch ID on Journaly for Mac, you don't create an app-specific password or PIN. If you can't, for some reason, use Touch ID to unlock it, you can use your Mac's login password instead.

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Your favorites?

Are there any Touch ID-supported Mac apps you'd like to see on this list? Put them in the comments and I'll look into them. Your favorite app may end up being one of mine, too.

Updated July 2018: Updated for 2018 MacBook Pro with Touch ID.

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At a Glance

• The iPod touch is Apple's only iPod running iOS, offering access to the App Store and the same 4-inch Retina display found on the company's iPhone 5 and 5s. The iPod touch was updated on May 28, 2019, with an A10 Fusion chip and storage options up to 256 GB.

Current Specs

• $199 for 32 GB, $299 for 128 GB, $399 for 256 GB
• 4-inch Retina display
• A10 Fusion chip
• 8-megapixel rear camera with slo-mo and burst modes
• Front-facing FaceTime HD camera
• Bluetooth 4.1
• Six color options

The 2019 iPod touch

Contents

Apple in May 2019 refreshed the handheld non-cellular iPod touch for the first time in several years, introducing improved processors that make the device faster than before.

The 2019 seventh-generation iPod touch has no new design features and continues to look the same as the prior sixth-generation model, with an aluminum shell, 4-inch display, and body that features a Home button but no Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Unlike most Apple products, there is no biometric unlocking mechanism so a passcode is required.

With the updated A10 Fusion chip inside (first used in the 2016 iPhone 7), the 2019 iPod touch offers improved gameplay, support for Group FaceTime, and augmented reality capabilities.

Apple is offering the updated iPod touch in Pink, (PRODUCT)RED, Space Gray, Silver, Gold, and Blue, the same colors available for the sixth-generation iPod touch.

Priced starting at $199, the new iPod touch offers 32, 128, or 256GB of storage, with the latter option new in 2019. 128GB of storage costs $299, and 256GB of storage costs $399.

Design

Despite rumors suggesting the iPod touch could see a design refresh, the updated 2019 model has no external changes. It continues to use the same form factor introduced in September 2012, with an aluminum shell in one of six colors.

The iPod touch is Apple's smallest handheld device, measuring in at 123.4mm by 58.6mm by 6.1mm, with a 4-inch display. It's the only phone-sized device that Apple now offers with a 4-inch display, as the smallest iPhone available from Apple features a 4.7-inch display.

There's a Home button on the iPod touch but it supports no biometric authentication, which means you need to use a passcode to unlock it. It continues to have thick top and bottom bezels, which means that even though it has a 4-inch display, it's not too much smaller than the iPhone XS.

Camera technology has not been upgraded, and it features a 8-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.4 aperture, along with support for 1080p HD video recording at 30 frames per second.

At the front, there's a 1.2-megapixel FaceTime HD camera with an f/2.2 aperture, which is also older technology and not comparable to the cameras in modern iPhones.

Display

The iPod touch features a 4-inch diagonal widescreen multi-touch display with a resolution of 1136 x 640. It features an 800:1 contrast ratio and 500 nits brightness, but is otherwise lacking many of the technological advancements available in modern devices.

There is no wide color support nor support for True Tone, and using older display technology likely helps Apple keep the cost of the device low.

Processor

The sole new feature in the 2019 iPod touch is the A10 Fusion processor, which was first introduced in the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus, making the new iPod touch the equivalent to a phone from 2016.

The A10 Fusion is still a powerful chip that's super fast and a major improvement over the A8 chip in the previous-generation iPod touch. Apple also uses the A10 Fusion in the 2018 6th-generation iPad.

Other Features

The new iPod touch, like the prior model, supports Bluetooth 4.1 instead of Bluetooth 4.2 or Bluetooth 5.0, and it includes support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi.

Apple doesn't offer specific battery information for the iPod touch, but it offers up to 40 hours of music playback and eight hours of video playback. Like other Apple devices, it charges using a Lightning cable.

How to Buy

The 2019 iPod touch can be purchased from the online Apple Store and Apple retail locations. It costs $199 for the 32GB model, $299 for the 128GB model, and $399 for the 256GB model.

What's Next for the iPod touch?

A placeholder listing for an 'Apple iPod Touch X Generation' showed up in Target's inventory system, which perhaps suggests that a new iPod touch is in the works. There are no rumors of a new iPod touch, though, so it's not quite clear if this listing is for an actual iPod touch or instead is a placeholder for something like the rumored low-cost iPhone.