If you use Google Drive on your iPad or iPhone, and have been hoping Google would add support for Apple's biometric security features, the wait is finally over.
Google Drive now supports Touch ID and Face ID
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Tip: avoid Face ID mask issues by jumping to the passcode entry screen immediately
Face ID is awesome, but it only works reliably when your eyes, nose and mouth are fully visible to the TrueDepth camera, according to Apple's support document. That's hardly the case when you're wearing a mask, like those medical masks that people have been wearing during the COVID-19 crisis to protect themselves, and others, from exposure to the coronavirus. Instead of taking your mask off to unlock your iPhone, or waiting until Face ID fails, save yourself both time and frustration by skipping right to the passcode prompt with this super handy tip.
iOS 13.5 makes it easier to skip Face ID when you’re wearing a mask
Face ID is designed to be a secure biometric security measure, but sometimes it can be frustrating in certain circumstances. Like with the ongoing health crisis where mask wearing is paramount to helping stem the spread of the coronavirus.
LockApps helps you protect individual apps with biometric authentication
If you’re in need of augmented security for your iPhone’s apps, then a newly released jailbreak tweak dubbed LockApps by iOS developer Azozz ALFiras could be just what you need.
Just as the name implies, LockApps lets users secure apps from their Home screen by requiring some form of biometric authentication to use them. The tweak currently supports both Face ID and Touch ID, depending on what your handset comes from the factory with.
Proudify adds special effects to the Lock screen’s Face ID padlock glyph
If you have a pwned Face ID-equipped iOS device in your possession and you’re looking for a new way to customize its aesthetics, then your search may land you at a new and free jailbreak tweak called Proudify by iOS developer CydiaGeek.
As depicted in the screenshot examples above, Proudify can both colorize and add special effects to the Lock screen’s Face ID padlock glyph, and it can make using Face ID that much more exciting day in and day out.
Barclays: Apple to ditch Lightning from at least one iPhone in 2021, won’t be switching to USB-C
According to a new research note shared by a Barclays analyst today, Apple could release a completely wireless iPhone model without Lightning — and quite possibly without USB-C or any other form of wired charging for that matter — as soon as next year.
IntelligentPass 3 disables passcodes and authentication in ‘low risk’ environments
Most people turn to passcodes or biometric authentication to keep the data on their iPhones and iPads safe from unwanted prying eyes. But as many would agree, there can be certain times when such security measures may be unnecessary or workflow inhibiting, such as when your handset is safe in your home or when you’re physically holding it.
IntelligentPass 3 is a commendable jailbreak tweak by iOS developers Luke Murris and Geometric Software that prevents your pwned iOS device from asking you to enter a passcode or authenticate yourself in ‘low risk’ environments. The tweak identifies said environments based on criteria that you, the user, configure.
Samsung straight up stole Apple’s Face ID icon
Samsung just can't help itself: during a CES keynote yesterday, its executives brought up a slide to explain Samsung Pass which had what looks to be Apple's Face ID icon on it.
Apple rumored to launch a notchless iPhone with in-display Touch ID in 2020
When it comes to a future with a notchless iPhone, Credit Suisse is one of the most consistent entities expecting this to be the case. And that trend continues.
2020 iPhone reportedly to sport on-screen Touch ID via Qualcomm sensor
Face ID was one of Apple's big bets along with the iPhone X, and, since then, Touch ID has fallen by the wayside for the company's newer iPhone lineups.
Greg Joswiak says Touch ID isn’t going anywhere just yet
Despite the fact that Apple has opted to adopt Face ID as its go-to biometric security measure for its most high-end devices, it appears that the company is not quite ready to give up on Touch ID just yet.
Apple may launch an iPhone in 2020 with Touch ID and Face ID
There is some solid back-and-forth about Touch ID these days, with quite a few suggestions that Apple may be bringing back the biometric security measure for its flagship products in the near future.