Log in to the app with Face ID, Touch ID or your fingerprint instead of typing your password.
Requirements
- A phone or tablet with Face ID, Touch ID or a fingerprint sensor, set up in your device settings.
- A Field Mycologist UK account.
Turning It On
When you log in: after you log in with your email and password, the app asks Enable Biometric Login? Tap Enable.
In Settings:
- Tap the Me tab, then the cog icon.
- Under Preferences, turn on Log in with Face ID (or Touch ID or Fingerprint, depending on your device).
- Confirm with your face or fingerprint.
Logging In With It
- Open the app.
- On the login screen, tap Use Face ID (or Use Touch ID or Use Fingerprint).
- Confirm with your face or fingerprint.
If it doesn’t recognise you, you can use your device passcode, or log in with your email and password as normal.
Turning It Off
- Tap the Me tab, then the cog icon.
- Turn off Log in with Face ID (or Touch ID or Fingerprint).
This removes the saved login from your device.
Security
- Your password is never stored. The app keeps a secure login token in your device’s encrypted storage.
- Only faces or fingerprints registered on your device can unlock it.
- For security, the saved login expires after a while. If the app says your session has expired, log in with your password and turn biometric login back on.
Troubleshooting
- Option not shown? Check that Face ID, Touch ID or a fingerprint is set up in your device settings.
- Not recognising you? Check it works in your device settings, then turn the option off and on again in the app.