Change Touch ID preferences on Mac
If your Mac or Magic Keyboard has Touch ID, use Touch ID preferences to enable your Mac to be unlocked with your fingerprint and to add one or more fingerprints to your user account. You can also enable Touch ID to be used to make purchases with Apple Pay and from the iTunes Store, App Store or Apple Books. Learn how to use Touch ID.
To change these preferences on your Mac, choose Apple menu 
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Open Touch ID preferences for me
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Add Fingerprint | Add a fingerprint to the current user account. To rename a fingerprint, click the text below the fingerprint, then enter a new name. You can add up to three fingerprints per user account (your Mac can store up to five fingerprints in total). |
Unlocking your Mac | Unlock your Mac with any fingerprint added to the current user account. For security, you need to enter your password when you start your Mac. |
Apple Pay | Approve Apple Pay purchases using Touch ID. |
iTunes Store, App Store & Apple Books | Make purchases using Touch ID in the iTunes Store, the App Store and Apple Books. |
Password AutoFill | Use Touch ID to automatically fill in usernames, passwords and credit card information in Safari and other apps. See Autofill your user name and password in Safari and Autofill credit card info in Safari. |
Use Touch ID sensor for fast user switching | Switch between Mac user accounts using Touch ID. To switch accounts using the menu bar or Control Centre, see Switch quickly between users. |
