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MacBook Pro from Apple gets Touch ID integration for Apple Pay payments

Monday 31 October 2016 10:05 CET | News

Apple has updated its MacBook Pro with Touch ID to allow owners make secure payments with Apple Pay from their laptop.

Moreover, the feature also enables users to unlock the machine and switch user accounts. Part of the Touch Bar feature, the Touch ID sensor matches the fingerprint reading with one stored in the secure element in the new Apple T1 chip. Leaked images of the OLED touch panel were available before the official announcement, according to NFC world, depicting an Apple Pay dialogue asking a customer to confirm a purchase with their fingerprint on the panel.

Moreover, the Touch Bar can also show tabs and favourites in the Safari browser, enable easy access to emoji in messages and provide a simple way to edit images. Among other new features of the MacBook Pro we mention that the macOS Sierra operating system includes Apple Pay and Siri integration.


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Keywords: Apple Pay, Apple, mobile payments, iPhone 6s Plus, Apple Watch, MacBook, Touch ID, US, product updates, Siri
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