How To Use Your Fingerprint Or Face To Pay
Biometric payments are the future. But what does that really mean? Are biometric payments secure? And how do they work? I’ll try to answer some of those questions here.
Fingerprint readers are everywhere.
Fingerprint readers are everywhere.
They’re used for unlocking phones, tablets and laptops. They’re used to authorize payments at stores and online. And they can even be used to access your car or safe using an app on your phone.
Fingerprints have become so common that many people don’t even think about them anymore–and that’s exactly why criminals can use them against you.
Most people use their fingerprint to unlock or authorize their phones or tablets.
Most people use their fingerprint to unlock or authorize their phones or tablets. Some devices have both face and fingerprint recognition, where you can choose which way you’d prefer to sign in.
If you want to use your face instead of a PIN code, follow these steps:
- Go into Settings > Security & Location > Face ID (or Touch ID). If there’s no Face ID option available, then that means your phone doesn’t support it yet–but stay tuned! The next version of iOS will include this feature for all new iPhones coming out later this year.
- Turn on Use Facial Recognition by tapping on the green button next to “Face ID” or “Touch ID” (depending on how many options are available).
And some people have used their fingerprints to pay for things, like at a gas station that accepts Apple Pay.
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