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iOS 8.3 Comes with new Configuration Options for Password Entry in the iTunes and App Store

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According to a fresh report coming from 9to5Mac publication, iOS 8.3 comes with new options which allow users to download free apps and iTunes content without requiring a password. Benjamin Mayo informs about the following:

"A reader has spotted that iOS 8.3 includes some new configuration options for password entry in the iTunes and App Store. Labelled as ‘Password Settings’, the new view allows users to configure how frequently Apple should ask for the user’s iTunes Store password for purchases. This includes allowing users to choose to allow free apps to be downloaded, no password necessary."

This is a really useful feature, as users won't have to input the password everytime. Here are some more details about how this will function:

The first option allows users to require passwords immediately or expire after fifteen minutes. This option has existed in previous versions of iOS, under the Restrictions settings. However, the toggle below — ‘Require Password’ for free downloads is an altogether new option. It allows users to download free apps (and other iTunes content) with no need to type a password. Paid content still requires authentication based on the options above.

The setting is currently disabled on iOS 8.3 devices we tested, although presumably it will activate by the time iOS 8.3 is released to the public.

The new Password Settings options were added some time in the iOS 8.3 beta cycle but is a new discovery. This is partly because the feature is only exposed to users when Touch ID is disabled. This is because with Touch ID enabled, Apple clearly thinks the convenience-security is too low as buying content is already so seamless with the tap of a fingerprint.

Source: 9to5Mac
 
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