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rblon · 26 Jan 2021, 03:10 AM

Sorry for reviving such an old thread... Didn’t realize the Mobile App has this Device Settings menu.
However, this Touch ID setting is not doing the job that I want it to do, as you can circumvent it providing the passcode of the device.
A problem with iPadOS, imho, is that it is single user (unlike macOS) while an iPad is often shared within the family. So therefore in my house all the iPads have the same passcode. As I mentioned, apps for banking, but also WhatsApp, have this extra layer of security that you can only unlock with a FaceID / TouchID (not with the passcode). It would be handy if the FastMail app would work similar.

26 Jan 2021, 03:10 AM	#5
rblon Essential Contributor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 340	Sorry for reviving such an old thread... Didn’t realize the Mobile App has this Device Settings menu. However, this Touch ID setting is not doing the job that I want it to do, as you can circumvent it providing the passcode of the device. A problem with iPadOS, imho, is that it is single user (unlike macOS) while an iPad is often shared within the family. So therefore in my house all the iPads have the same passcode. As I mentioned, apps for banking, but also WhatsApp, have this extra layer of security that you can only unlock with a FaceID / TouchID (not with the passcode). It would be handy if the FastMail app would work similar.