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| Original author(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
| Stable release | 3.1.1 (latest known version) 1.0.1 (latest known version for macOS) |
| Operating system | iOS, macOS |
| Available in | English |
| License | Closed source |
Touch ID, officially called 'MesaStoreDemo', was an internal app installed on Retail Demo units in Apple stores around the world. It was introduced alongside the iPhone 5s, which was the first iPhone to include a fingerprint scanner, and installed on every iPhone demo unit up until the release of the iPhone X, which replaced Touch ID with a facial recognition system called Face ID. The purpose of the Touch ID app was to allow customers to go through a simulated Touch ID setup and test out the fingerprint scanner on the phone without the phone permanently remembering their finger, rendering it useless to the next customer who wants to test it out. The app was eventually phased out when Apple began removing Touch ID device from their stores and replacing them with iPhone X devices, which included the Face ID Demo app, which serves a very similar purpose, except it's for testing out the facial recognition features of the newer iPhone models.
The Touch ID macOS app was originally introduced for MacBook that had Touch ID capability. However, it does not operate on newer macOS versions because the BioKitAggD.framework is missing. Once the Touch ID.app is obtained, it can be used on current MacBook and iMac models with Touch ID, but as said earlier - macOS Monterey is necessary for it to work properly.
Technical Details
Platform Build of 1.1 is 11A465, one version lower then the earliest iPhone 5s Firmware. Version 1.0 has a Platform Build of 11A445, which sits between two known internal builds of iOS 7; 11A443 and 11A447. Older versions of the app, which are called 'TouchIDDemoApp.app' (1.0) or 'Touch-ID-Demo.app' (1.1) require an ARMv7 processor, while newer versions of the app, which all go by the name 'MesaStoreDemo.app', add support for ARM64 processors as well.
Mac's Touch ID 1.0.1 version which can run on Apple Silican and Intel based Mac's only on macOS Monterey. The app itself is called 'Touch ID.app' (1.0.1).
Inside the Info.plist file, 'com.apple.private.biometrickit.allow' and 'com.apple.private.bmk.allow' are set to true.
<dict> <key>com.apple.private.biometrickit.allow</key> <true/> <key>com.apple.private.bmk.allow</key> <true/> </dict>
Gallery
Inside Touch ID
Inside Touch ID
Screenshot of Touch ID
Inside Touch ID Demo on Mac
Touch ID Setup Screen on Mac
Mac's Touch ID Demo Info
Mac's Touch ID Demo Icon
