One of the most interesting news of Tuesday Apple Eventthere was the unveiling of three redesigned Magic Keyboard, among which there was also a model with Touch ID. The security of iMacs will thus, with some exaggeration, come closer in this respect at least. MacBookthose who have Touch ID used for unlocking, but also for a number of other tasks since 2016 and the first TouchBar models. The only catch, however, is that Touch ID will only work on new keyboards with M1-equipped Macs. And when we say Macs, we really mean Macs.
Shortly after Keynote many apple lovers began to wonder whether it would be Touch ID z Magic Keyboard work with the new generation of iPad Pro, which is also equipped with M1 chips and therefore would have the same hardware requirements AppHowever, he replied to journalists' questions that the support Touch ID It is not planning to release it for iPad Pro, which is why this type of keyboard will be the domain of Macs with M1 only. Whether Apple they will reconsider their current decision in the future due to the interest of their users, however, they are in the stars at the moment.
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I kind of miss the point since I have an iPad face id a magic keyboard which is definitely more comfortable for the iPad.
I don't know what's so surprising about it, remote unlocking is only available on macos.
see watch unlocking.
that he limited this keyboard to the M1, and did not make it available on Intels, is probably part of a strategy to further make models with the m1 more attractive.