I, for one, would love to see the ability to control the range of when an action is taken. Longtime Mac user tries to buy a PC for the first time, walks away totally confused. It was developed by two very young Dutch software developers namely Erik van der Plas and Tom de Ruiter when they were just 13 and 14 years old, respectively. KeyTouch is the cheapest among the mentioned paid apps.
The team behind the app claims that updates and more features are on the way. KeyTouch lets you unlock your Mac with Touch ID, and it was built by 14-year-olds. Price: US3.99 (App Store) / Free (Mac App) Compatibility: Mac with Bluetooth LE. Or at least the reassuring feeling of eliminating a redundant (granted, necessary) task in your life has just been eliminated.
KEYTOUCH MAC PRO
Next, follow the instructions to connect your two devices.Ī few taps on your iOS device and a couple of clicks on your Mac later, you're all set up to walk away with peace of mind. If unlocking and locking your Mac using Touch ID from your iPhone or iPad sounds interesting to you, a new app called KeyTouch looks to do just that, by leveraging Bluetooth 4.0 LE on the following compatible models: iMac late 2012 or newer Mac mini mid 2011 or newer Mac Pro from the end of. Followed by the iOS app from the App Store. Getting it all set up is simple download the Mac app from Tether's site. When you walk away, your Mac is locked back up barring any unauthorized access. When your device is within range (about 30 feet by my count), the app unlocks your Mac. Tether is a combination of a free OS X and iOS app that leverages Bluetooth 4.0 technology to monitor just how close you are, or should I say iOS device is, to your Mac. Then I found Tether, thanks to a post on The Next Web. Neither is ideal, and nowhere near as simple as Google's Smart Lock feature on Chromebooks. Then there's KeyTouch, an app that uses Touch ID on your iOS device to unlock your Mac.īoth apps work, but they still require you to interact on some level with another device. There's Knock, which requires you to physically knock on your iOS device to unlock your Mac. There's no shortage of apps that make the process for unlocking your Mac easier.
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