{"id":2878,"date":"2018-06-19T10:53:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T05:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/?p=2878"},"modified":"2020-01-24T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T08:18:20","slug":"unlock-your-mac-with-your-android-phones-fingerprint-sensor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/unlock-your-mac-with-your-android-phones-fingerprint-sensor\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlock your Mac with your Android phone&#8217;s fingerprint sensor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I<a href=\"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/unlock-your-mac-with-your-android-phones-fingerprint-sensor\/mac-con-android\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2879\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2879\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/unlock-your-mac-with-your-android-phones-fingerprint-sensor\/mac-con-android\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mac-con-android.jpg?fit=481%2C343\" data-orig-size=\"481,343\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mac-con-android\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mac-con-android.jpg?fit=481%2C343\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2879\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mac-con-android.jpg?resize=300%2C214\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mac-con-android.jpg?resize=300%2C214 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mac-con-android.jpg?w=481 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>f you don&#8217;t have a new mac with\u00a0touch id, don&#8217;t worry use this app ;).<\/p>\n<p>DroidID allows you to use your Android phone&#8217;s fingerprint sensor to securely and conveniently unlock your Mac, without the hassle of typing in your long, complicated password. It&#8217;s quick to set up and works instantly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twelve columns article centered make-it-appear-top animated fadeInDown\">\n<p>ID requires both an Android app and a Mac client app to be paired in order for it to talk with your Mac and unlock it when your fingerprint is authenticated. To set up DroidID, download the Mac client first, move the app to the Applications folder and start it, and then run the Android app and follow the instructions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"space\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"border-button\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.ssrij.fingerprintunlockmac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD ANDROID APP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twelve columns article centered make-it-appear-top animated fadeInDown\"><a class=\"border-button\" href=\"http:\/\/suyashsrijan.com\/droidid\/download\/DroidID.zip\">DOWNLOAD MAC CLIENT<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"twelve columns article centered make-it-appear-top animated fadeInDown\"><a class=\"border-button\" href=\"http:\/\/suyashsrijan.com\/droidid\/reset.html\">VIEW APP RESET INSTRUCTIONS<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This is the best way to give access to your Mac remotely too. Try out I love it.<\/div>\n<div>For more check out <a href=\"https:\/\/joyofandroid.com\/how-to-unlock-android-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/joyofandroid.com\/how-to-unlock-android-phone\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"twelve columns slider-mac\">\n<div id=\"template-2\" class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme\">\n<div class=\"owl-wrapper-outer\">\n<div class=\"owl-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"owl-item\">\n<div class=\"item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you don&#8217;t have a new mac with\u00a0touch id, don&#8217;t worry use this app ;). 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