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How to re-enable Touch ID password autofill when Mac disables it

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I understand from this post why my Mac stops allowing me to autofill passwords with Touch ID every so often. > The user hasn’t used their passcode or password to unlock their device for 156 hours (six and a half days), and the user hasn’t used biometric authentication to unlock their device in 4 hours. However, typing my password into the alert prompt only authorizes the password autofill I'm currently trying to do. It will keep telling me I need to reauthorize until I go to System Settings > Passwords & Touch ID, switch **off** "Use Touch ID for autofilling passwords" (which prompts me for my Mac password), and then switch it immediately back on. I'm surprised that authorizing in the alert isn't sufficient. Do I really need to visit System Settings each time this happens? (M1 2020 MBAir; MacOS 15.3.1)
Asked by Chap (1316 rep)
Mar 10, 2025, 09:11 PM
Last activity: Mar 15, 2025, 04:20 PM