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Yeah I thought about getting a Magic Keyboard with TouchID for this, but ultimately decided against being strong armed into replacing my beloved keyboard for a decade plus with one I may not like. And I happen to like Apple’s keyboards (at least the early mid 2010s ones) and sport an old Magic Keyboard; it’s even less of an option for people who swear by loud mechanical keyboards with long key travel.

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If you have or acquire an Apple Watch - yes, I know, it's a _different_ several hundred dollar device - and enable the "unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch" feature, it will function in _just_ about every place that Touch ID is required, including the 1Password Touch ID prompts. Like some other Apple functionality, it does some sort of fancy Wi-Fi/Bluetooth time-in-flight calculations to ensure the watch is close by before it unlocks your Mac, with a tap on the wrist and a button to re-lock your Mac if needed; and it requires a double-tap on the side button for application authentication prompts.

Huh I didn’t realize that feature worked with Mac Studio & mini too, thought it’s MacBook only. Definitely a solution for some. I have one gathering dust since the benefit of feeling nothing on my wrist outweighs the value it provides, after wearing one for a couple years.

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