Apple has updated its official Apple Store app to allow shoppers to authorize Apple ID payments with Touch ID.
Users previously had to enter their Apple ID password to use this payment method; they could only use Touch ID when paying with a credit card connected to Apple Pay.
Many of us use different credit and debit cards for different purchases, so the card you use to pay for groceries and other small purchases may not be the same one you use to purchase a new iPad or Mac.
If the card registered to your Apple ID is different to the one you use in Apple Pay, paying for goods in the Apple Store app previously meant entering a password. But not anymore; the latest Apple Store update finally lets you use Touch ID to authorize Apple ID payments, too.
Version 4.3 of the app also makes it “easier than ever” to see if the iPhone you want is available at an Apple store near you. This feature will prove incredibly handy in the coming months when we’re all looking to pick up one of Apple’s latest handsets as soon as they go on sale.
You can download the latest version of the Apple Store app from the App Store now.
Killian Bell is a freelance writer based in the U.K. He has an interest in all things tech and also covers Android over at CultofAndroid.com. You can follow him on Twitter via @killianbell.
