Which iPhones Have Touch ID? Here’s The COMPLETE List [2024 Guide]

Which iPhones Have Touch ID?

iPhones were the first Apple products with Touch ID. Here’s a full list of the iPhones that have the fingerprint sensor.

Touch ID (1st generation):

• iPhone 5s
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone SE (2016)

Touch ID (2nd generation):

• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone SE (1st gen)
• iPhone SE (2nd gen)
• iPhone SE (3rd gen)

Which iPads Have Touch ID?

Besides iPhone, Apple also uses Touch ID on its MacBooks, iMacs, and iPads as of 2024. Here’s which iPads have Touch ID…

Touch ID (1st generation):

• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 4
• iPad (5th gen)
• iPad (6th gen)
• iPad (7th gen)
• iPad (8th gen)
• iPad (9th gen)
• iPad Air 2
• iPad Pro 12.9in (2015)
• iPad Pro 9.7in (2016)

Touch ID (2nd generation):

• iPad mini (5th gen)
• iPad mini (6th gen)
• iPad (10th gen)
• iPad Air (3rd gen)
• iPad Air (4th gen)
• iPad Air (5th gen)
• iPad Pro 12.9in
• iPad Pro 10.5in

Which Macs Have Touch ID?

Touch ID is now a common feature of Macs. Here’s which Macs have Touch ID:

• All MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar (so, 2016 and later)
• MacBook Air (2018) and later models
• Any Mac (iMac, Mac Studio, etc) that uses the new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID

Is Touch ID Better Than Face ID?

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To delve deeper into the comparison between Touch ID and Face ID, it’s important to understand the nuances that make each system unique and how they impact user experience and security.

Touch ID, Apple’s fingerprint-based authentication system, marked a significant leap in smartphone security when it was introduced. It replaced the traditional passcodes with a more personal, biometric-based system. Despite its innovation, Touch ID has its limitations, particularly in terms of security and speed.

Enter Face ID, Apple’s facial recognition technology, which not only addresses some of the limitations of Touch ID but also sets new benchmarks in biometric authentication.

One of the standout features of Face ID is its remarkable speed. It’s designed to work swiftly and efficiently, often unlocking the device almost instantaneously as soon as the user looks at it.

This seamless experience is not just about speed; it’s also about convenience, making the process of unlocking your phone feel almost effortless.

But the real game-changer lies in its security capabilities. Statistically, Face ID is significantly more secure than Touch ID.

To put it into perspective, Face ID’s probability of a false positive — that is, someone else being able to unlock your phone — is exceedingly rare, occurring only once in every 1 million attempts.

This is a monumental improvement over Touch ID, which has a false-positive rate of once in every 50,000 attempts. This stark difference is attributed to the sophisticated technology behind Face ID, which uses a detailed depth map of your face to ensure precise recognition.

For users, this means that the chances of someone else unlocking your phone with Face ID are virtually negligible, offering a level of security that’s incredibly reassuring, especially in an era where digital security is paramount.

Face ID continuously learns and adapts to changes in your appearance too. It can recognize you with or without glasses, with different hairstyles, and even in various lighting conditions.

Touch ID Tips & Tricks: Get The Most Out of Touch ID!

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When Touch ID was first introduced, it was closed off to third-party apps. Since then, however, Apple has opened up Touch ID to third-party apps, expand its use throughout iOS, and made it a key feature for Apple Pay authentication.

While it’s undoubtable that Touch ID’s usefulness has increased dramatically, many don’t know they can make Touch ID even more useful with the following tips:

Disable iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Pay purchases

A nice benefit of Touch ID is the ability to use your fingerprint to authenticate purchases from the App Store and iTunes Store on your iPhone and iPad.

No doubt about it: it saves a lot of time and frustration of having to enter your password each time.

The only problem is sometimes using Touch ID for purchases makes it too easy to buy media and in-app purchases. A few times I’ve even accidentally purchased a few apps with Touch ID when I had intended to cancel the transaction at the last minute.

Luckily Apple allows you to display Touch ID for App Store, iTunes Store, and even Apple Pay purchases. Here’s how:

1. Tap the Settings app.
2. Tap Touch ID & Passcode
3. Enter your device passcode when asked.
4. Under “Use Touch ID For” toggle the green switch to OFF (white) next to iTunes & App Store and, optionally, Apple Pay.

Add Multiple Fingerprints

Most people only use Touch ID with their thumbprint, but Touch ID can actually store and read five different fingerprints. Storing more fingerprints means you can use more fingers to enable Touch ID. At first, this may seem silly.

After all, are you ever not going to have your thumb on you? But then you realize that additional fingers make Touch ID better because sometimes you are holding your iPhone or iPad at an angle where the thumb isn’t the finger with the most easily accessible reach to the Touch ID button.

For example, I use my idea finger to unlock Touch ID when I’m using my iPhone in bed at night, which is generally held above my face with my one hand.

Moving my thumb on that hand would cause the iPhone to fall, but I don’t have to worry about that because I have added my index fingerprint on my other hand to the stored prints Touch ID can read.

Here’s how you can add more fingerprints:

1. Tap the Settings app.
2. Tap Touch ID & Passcode
3. Enter your device passcode when asked.
4. Under “Fingerprints” tap “Add a Fingerprint”
5. You’ll be taken through the normal fingerprint set up screen again and this time you can choose any additional finger you want.

Keep Your Fingerprints Organized

By default when you add fingerprints to Touch ID they’ll be named “Finger 1”, “Finger 2”, and so on. This is fine…except when you want to delete a specific print.

It might be hard to remember which “finger” is which. Thankfully, you can rename your scanned fingerprints to anything you want. Here’s how:

1. Tap the Settings app.
2. Tap Touch ID & Passcode
3. Enter your device passcode when asked.
4. Under “Fingerprints” tap the “Finger #” you want to rename.
5. On the next screen delete the generic “Finger #” and enter your own name (such as “left thumb”, “right thumb”, “ring finger”, etc.).

Remove Fingerprints

You can also delete fingerprints if you want. This makes room for additional scans if you need them. Doing this is easy:

1. Tap the Settings app.
2. Tap Touch ID & Passcode
3. Enter your device passcode when asked.
4. Under “Fingerprints” tap the “Finger #” you want to remove.
5. On the next screen tap the red Delete Fingerprint button.

Scan Someone Else’s Fingerprint In Case Of An Emergency

This is perhaps my favorite Touch ID tip. Though Touch ID is designed for personal security, there’s no reason you can’t store another person’s fingerprint on your device.

Why might you want to do this? A backup fingerprint of someone else ensures they will be able to access your phone in times of emergency if you are not around or otherwise unable to.

Needless to say, you should only give someone else who you EXPLICITLY TRUST access to your Touch ID, like a spouse or partner.

Here’s how to add someone else’s fingerprint to your Touch ID:

1. Tap the Settings app.
2. Tap Touch ID & Passcode
3. Enter your device passcode when asked.
4. Under “Fingerprints” tap “Add a Fingerprint”
5. You’ll be taken through the normal fingerprint set up screen again but this time let your trusted other enter one of their prints.