2y ago

Feature request - biometric unlock

Hi,

Are there any plans to add biometric / Face ID unlock?

Thanks and keep up the great work!

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It would appear the ionic framework they use might be able to support it out of the box: https://ionic.io/docs/identity-vault/
Hope to see they add it in a future version :)
- Oh nice! :)
Wouldn't that have to get implemented on Lemmy's side first? Voyager doesn't add any hurdles to the regular login process.
- No it would be implemented by the app. The purpose is to increase security so in case someone gets ahold of your phone while it’s unlocked, they wouldn’t be able to open Voyager and get access to your account.
  
  I see the value, but I suspect this isn't a feature Voyager needs because the only apps that have that feature are password managers, banking apps, and Telegram/Signal --- that is, apps that are end-to-end encrypted and privacy-focused.
I found a nice workaround for this by running Voyager in Safari (or Firefox Focus) which provides Face ID unlock. :)

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