Apple Refuses to Sell This: My Custom Touch ID Button

Ever wanted Touch ID on your Mac without being stuck using Apple’s Magic Keyboard? In this video, I show how I built a standalone Touch ID button If you want to try this yourself, make sure you’re comfortable working with electronics, batteries, and small parts, and always follow proper safety precautions. Modding hardware is at your own risk, but it can seriously upgrade your setup and let you use any mechanical keyboard you want while still unlocking with a fingerprint. 00:20 Why I Ditched Apple’s Keyboard 00:41 Apple Watch Unlock Sucks 1:33 Touch ID vs Watch for iCloud Keychain 1:57 Snazzy Labs Inspired Me 2:34 Paired Board: No Swapping Parts 3:09 First Fail & Ribbon Cable Drama 4:10 USB-C Upgrade (Bye Lightning!) 4:28 How It Changed My Workflow 5:04 Apple, Just Sell This Already 5:33 Mac Thinks It’s a Full Keyboard 6:03 Why My Box Is So Long 6:37 Tinkerer’s Joy: Lessons Learned 7:09 Build Your Own (Pro Tips) If you build your own version, drop a comment with your setup and what keyboard you’re pairing it with! PartHaven: [Logic Board, Touch ID, & Battery] https://www.parthaven.com/products/ma... Gear Logitech MX Master 4 – https://amzn.to/45RZYSI Affiliate Link Logitech MX Keys (Craft is EOL) https://amzn.to/4kDCneq Affiliate Link Shout out to: Snazzy Lab    • I Made a Tiny Touch ID Button for Mac!   KhaosT Instructions: https://gist.github.com/KhaosT/1406a6... Disclosure and Ethics https://cjmellon.com/#ethics Soft Landing by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.