Is the official function that can unlock Mac from iPhone with Touch ID (fingerprint authentication) installed in next OS X

ByIntel Free Press

OS X's next major update "OS X 10.12 (Fuji)"It is said that the sound assistant" Siri "will be installed on the Mac, but it was reported that it is also expected to add the ability to unlock the Mac's password lock with the iPhone's Touch ID.

Apple Working on OS X 10.12 Feature Allowing Macs to Be Unlocked via iPhone's Touch ID - Mac Rumors
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/05/19/os-x-10-12-unlock-mac-with-iphone/


According to Apple news site · Mac Rumors, Apple is expected to add a function to unlock Mac with "Touch ID" from "OS X 10.12", so that Macs without fingerprint authentication sensors can be protected more safely It is said that. Also, Apple's engineer team said that it is also under development to unlock the Mac automatically when the iPhone is near the Mac. Since it is a function that uses Bluetooth LE, it is speculated that in the future it will also correspond to the automatic unlock of Mac by Apple Watch.

The same function is "Near Lock"Or"KnockAlthough it is realized with an application such as "Application", if you correspond at the OS level, installation of the application becomes unnecessary, and you can use the Mac more easily and safely.


In addition, with the addition of the unlock function of Mac by Touch ID, it is thought that settlement by Apple Pay will be supported even on the website browsed on Mac. It is possible to ask Apple Patch for approval of settlement through procurement by Apple Pay on Mac and approve with iPhone's Touch ID or Siri which is expected to be installed on Mac. OS X 10.12 will be announced at WWDC 2016 and will be released around the fall of 2016, but the details of the scheduled release date is unspecified and additions of some functions may be postponed.