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Tap to Unlock your Mac via iOS w/ Unlox, now available for FREE (Reg. $4)

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Unlox (formally known as Mac ID) will enable “Tap to Unlock” allowing you to access “your Mac with your fingerprint, wrist or face.” While the required companion Mac app side of things is always free, Unlox for iOS is now free as well. Regularly $4, this is the first price drop since January. It carries a 4+ star rating from hundreds. More details below.

iOS Universal: Unlox: FREE (Reg. $4)

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Unlox Features:

*** Unlox requires you to grant it special access to be able to enter your password for you in macOS Mojave, which I’ve outlined how to do in this post.

The iOS app needs to be paired with the free Unlox for macOS companion app, which you must download from unlox.it/get

Pairing Unlox for iOS with Unlox for macOS will enable Tap to Unlock, an exclusive way to unlock your Mac by tapping a custom tap pattern into your Magic Trackpad or Magic Mouse. Exclusive to Unlox.

Unlox is not compatible with MacID.

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Justin is a senior deal Jedi over at 9to5Toys where he heads up our game/app coverage and more. He also covers all things music for 9to5Mac, including the weekly Logic Pros series exploring music production on Mac and iOS devices