Can't set up Apple Pay on Mac Mini M2 without TouchID

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Can't set up Apple Pay on Mac Mini M2 without TouchID

Before I upgraded from an Intel Mac Mini to my current Mac Mini M2, I could use Apple Pay on my Mac, approving purchases with my Apple Watch or iPhone. On my M2, it won't even let me set up any credit cards without a TouchID keyboard. Frankly, the Apple keyboards that include TouchID are expensive with a key action far inferior to products available from other vendors at half the cost - like the Logitech MX Keys that I use. Is there no way to bypass the TouchID requirement?

Mac mini, macOS 15.3

Posted on Feb 13, 2025 7:29 AM

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TexanInParis Author

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Feb 13, 2025 9:26 AM in response to Jeff Donald

Apparently turning Allow Payments on Mac on and off fixed it. Just went to a site that I know accepts Apple Pay, put something in my cart, then went to check out. Clicking Apple Pay triggered my watch! Thanks!

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Feb 13, 2025 9:22 AM in response to TexanInParis

That ends that discussion. Here’s what I have my wife do, shop using her Mac, enjoy the big screen etc. and put purchases in the shopping cart.

Open iPhone, log into merchant site, either website or mobile app, and load shopping cart and checkout using Apple Pay. That’s a whole lot cheaper than a keyboard you don’t like.

Just for the record, the biometric authentication is a bank requirement. It reduces fraud.

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Feb 13, 2025 8:06 AM in response to TexanInParis

Please follow this path and tell me if the setting is enabled or not.

iPhone > Settings > scroll > Wallet & Apple Pay > scroll down > Allow Payments on Mac

Is it on (green) or off?

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Feb 13, 2025 8:50 AM in response to TexanInParis

Switch off momentarily and switch back on.

Is your iPhone updated to latest iOS 18.3.1?

Do you have payment methods on your Settings app on your Mac? Do you have payment methods in your Wallet on your iPhone?

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TexanInParis Author

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Feb 13, 2025 9:28 AM in response to Jeff Donald

That's a round-about solution, but you shouldn't have to do that. Try your earlier suggestion of turning off and back on Allow Payments on Mac.

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TexanInParis Author

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Feb 13, 2025 9:15 AM in response to Jeff Donald

Tried on and off. Was running 18.3, but installing 18.3.1 now. I use my iPhone all the time to pay at shops with different cards. If I try to set up payment methods on my Mac, I get the attached alert.

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