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Former Member
4 years ago

1Password does not recognize fingerprint reader in Magic Keyboard with Touch ID on M1 MacBook Pro

I have an M1 MacBook Pro which I keep closed and attached to an external display, keyboard, and trackpad. I just purchased the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for it. I have set up my fingerprint for the keyboard fingerprint sensor, but 1Password does not recognize it. I can use the keyboard fingerprint sensor to unlock the computer and do everything else it's supposed to do in macOS, but 1Password only offers my Apple Watch to unlock, not the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID. Is this by design, or will 1Password be updated to support the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID when paired with the M1 MacBook? Thanks!


1Password Version: 7.8.6 (70806000) Mac App Store
Extension Version: 7.8.6
OS Version: macOS 11.5.1 (20G80)

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    +1 Me too.
    I can not unlock 1Password with Magic Keyboard with Touch ID.

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    My Magic Keyboard with Touch ID just arrived today and this was the first thing I noticed. Seems like 1Password is doing a check to make sure the lid is open, because it previously had to be in order to use Touch ID. No longer applies in this use case. Now that these keyboards are widely available, hope an update will be pushed soon!

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    Thank you both @magickeytouch and @MikoWhy91, noted :+1:

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    +1 Using a magic keyboard with touch id with MacBook pro m1

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    Came here to +1 this issue now Magic Keyboards with Touch ID are available to purchase outside having a new iMac.

    The issue isn't that the touch ID isn't recognised, it's that when lid is closed it disables touch ID. (Because this couldn't happen before they released these)

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    @acantril:

    As soon as our developers can get a Magic Keyboard they will take a look at this. In the meantime, I have let them know that you have also encountered this :+1:

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    1password is doing something special here to stop this (maybe a lid check ? )
    the system security checks works fine with the lid closed
    other apps which support touchID such as Day One work ok with the lid closed.

  • Hello @geezjan and @densign! 👋

    Thank you for reporting the issue! Our developers hope to get their hands on a Magic Keyboard soon in order to test and investigate this issue. Until recently the only way to obtain a Magic Keyboard was by buying one of the new M1 Macs. You should still be able to use Touch ID on the keyboard if the Macbook Air's lid is kept open but, while I can't make any promises, I can certainly agree that it would be great to also be able to use Touch ID on the keyboard when it's in "clamshell" mode.

    I've forwarded your reports to our development team. :)

    ref: dev/apple/issues#5381

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    I am having the same issue.

    Hopefully this can be fixed soon!