multi user iPad - Touch ID or passcode

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Hurley4prez Author

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multi user iPad - Touch ID or passcode

Hi,

hopefully someone can help here:

new iPad for family use has saved passwords which we don't want the children to have access to.

The children need to be able to unlock the iPad and want to use TouchID.

is there a way to ONLY use a passcode to access the saved passwords, whilst using TouchID to unlock the iPad ? or vice versa? or is there another way?

or, even better - can we assign security profiles to individual finger prints saved, so that Fingerprint 1 has the ability to access saved passwords, approve purchases etc, but Fingerprint 2 can ONLY unlock the iPad...? or is this a product enhancement request ?

thanks in advance

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Nov 30, 2020 6:41 AM

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Answer 1

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Gruff2435

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Nov 30, 2020 6:44 AM in response to Hurley4prez

I’m sorry, but as far as I know, there is no possible way to do this. The only solution I have is that you have your child(ren) ask you to open the iPad. I do the same for my children. I have google saved passwords and stuff like that on my current family iPad, so I have my children ask me to open the iPad.

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Answer 2

Nov 30, 2020 7:00 AM in response to Hurley4prez

Outside of Educational establishments, an iPad is not intended to be a shared device. An iPad/iPhone is intended to be used by a single User only. Sharing a device/AppleID, between multiple users, causes issues with maintaining privacy and separation of information and services.

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