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LAContext has method to check if device can evaluate touch ID and gives error message. Problem is that same error message "LAErrorPasscodeNotSet" is given by system in two cases: 1) If user has Touch ID, but turned it off in settings (iPhone 5s with iOS8) 2) If device doesn't have Touch ID (iPad with iOS8) Q: How to check if device supports Touch ID, but haven't turned it on in settings? Update: Had created ticket to Apple regarding this bug (ID# 18364575) and received answer: " Engineering has determined that this issue behaves as intended based on the following information: If passcode is

I'm trying to get if Face ID or Touch ID succeeded in the function below func authenticate() -> Bool{ let context = LAContext() var error: NSError? guard context.canEvaluatePolicy(.deviceOwnerAuthenticationWithBiometrics, error: &error) else { return false } var returnValue = false let reason = "Face ID authentication" context.evaluatePolicy(.deviceOwnerAuthenticationWithBiometrics, localizedReason: reason) { isAuthorized, error in guard isAuthorized == true else { return print(error) } returnValue = true print("success") } return returnValue } but even when it succeeds with this code it skips

I've integrated LocalAuthentication for my app security purpose, which has been supporting 'Touch Id' based supporting. But now, apple has recently added 'Face Id' based authentication also. How can I check, which type of authentication is supported by a device. Touch Id or Face Id? With Xcode 9, Look at LocalAuthentication -> LAContext -> LABiometryType . LABiometryType is a enum with values as in attached image You can check which authentication type supported by device between Touch ID and FaceID or none. Edit: Apple have updated values for this enum LABiometryType . none is deprecated now

Can we test biometric authentication using the simulator? The iPhone X Simulator shows a menu for Face ID enrollment, but after enabling that, what can I do? How it will recognize a face for authentication? Simulator does not recognise a face but allows you to simulate a matching and non-matching faces, if you've enabled Enrolled option from Face ID . Add following code to your view controller and try with Face-ID import LocalAuthentication class ViewController: UIViewController { override func viewDidLoad() { super.viewDidLoad() localAuthentication() } func localAuthentication() -> Void { let