Face ID can’t approve family purchases, likely due to higher risk of false match<div class="feat-image">
</div><p><a href="
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8156790" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complaining[/url] that they are unable to use <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/face-id/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Face ID[/url] to approve app purchase requests by their children.</p>
<p>Every request I get (and with 3 kids I get lots of them!) I’m being forced to type in my Apple ID password, which is frustrating given how complicated they have to be these days to be considered secure [
…] Interestingly, it still lets me use Touch ID on my iPad to approve so it seems to be specific to the iPhone X/Face ID combo.</p>
<p>Users note that while they can use Touch ID on other devices to approve purchases through the Ask to Buy feature in iOS, it doesn’t work with Face ID …</p>
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Face ID can’t approve family purchases, likely due to higher risk of false match
