What if I don’t have fingerprint or Face ID set up on my phone and I toggle on biometric authentication?

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• What type of biometric authentication does the app use?

  The Olarm app will use whichever biometric authentication is set up for your phone. FaceID, fingerprint, passcode and pattern are all accepted.

• Why do I need to set up a password if I have biometric authentication enabled for the app?

  The password is required to log back into your account when you have logged out, which terminates your in-app session completely on any device.

• When will biometric authentication be triggered?

  When you have chosen to activate the biometric authentication feature for your Olarm app, there are a few instances where biometric authentication will be triggered: When you first toggle on this feature in app, you will be prompted to authenticate ...

• What is biometric authentication used for in the app?

  The Olarm app uses your phone’s biometric authentication as a security measure in addition to your password. If users are using other methods of authentication for their phone such as passcodes or patterns, then the app will default to the phone’s ...

• Can I set up a different passcode for the app, so that it is not the same for my phone?

  No, the app will use the authentication method that you have set up for your phone by default.