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How do I enable/disable Biometrics-FaceID/TouchID on Torus Wallet?

Enabling FaceID/TouchID


  1. Login to app.openlogin.com on your device
  2. Click on Manage account from the home page
  3. You will be taken to Security Settings
  4. Under Devices, you will see your registered device which has Touch/Face ID option
  5. Just below it you will see an option Enable Biometrics




  1. Click on the button and you will be redirected to a page webauthn.openlogin.com to unlock your device using Face/TouchID whichever has been enabled for your device.
  2. Once done, your device will have Biometrics registered displayed



  1. To test the functionality, you can access app.openlogin.com on a different device. You will be presented with an additional authentication factor that displays as Face ID / Touch ID enabled device(s) as shown below:




  1. If you access app.tor.us on the device for which Face/TouchID has been enabled, you will be prompted to unlock with Face/TouchID to proceed.


You need to have 2 Factor Authentication enabled on your Openlogin account to enable Face/TouchID


Disable Face/Touch ID


  1. Login to app.openlogin.com on your device
  2. Be sure to keep your backup phrase with you as you will need to enter it instead of using the Face/TouchID option.
  3. Click on Manage account from the home page
  4. You will be taken to Security Settings
  5. Under Devices, you will see your registered device which has Touch/Face ID enabled on it
  6. Just below it you will see an option Biometrics registered
  7. Click the X to de-register Face/TouchID on the device.



  1. You will now see the Biometrics registered disappear right below the device which was earlier registered for Face/TouchID.

Updated on: 15/03/2022

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