With tvOS 15, You Can Sign Into Apps Using Face ID or Touch ID on Your iPhone

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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.

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Developers will be able to implement a new tvOS feature that enables Face ID or ‌Touch ID‌ integration for authenticating purchases and signing into apps.

You'll see a new "Sign in With Apple Device" option when signing into an app where you need a login for the first time, so long as the developers have implemented this feature.

Users who opt to authenticate with an ‌iPhone‌ or iPad will get a notification on their devices that will bring them to a Face ID/‌Touch ID‌ authentication page that suggests a login credential from the Keychain.

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Face ID and ‌Touch ID‌ sign in for Apple TV apps will make the authentication process quicker and more streamlined, with the feature coming this fall in the tvOS 15 update.

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IAmGLaDOS
6 days ago at 10:37 am
I've been more impressed by some of the unannounced features than most of the announced features LOL
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iDento
6 days ago at 10:52 am
That is not a Walled Garden, it is a Walled Paradise.
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munpip214
6 days ago at 10:50 am
It is up to developers to implement this so of course Netflix won't.
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Serban55
6 days ago at 10:36 am
Beautiful very beautiful
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Apple_Robert
6 days ago at 10:53 am
Very nice. Sure beats typing in a very long password all the time.
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joecomo
6 days ago at 11:38 am
finally :) - but 1password together with the remote app already worked quite well
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