How can I get Face ID instead of Touch ID on my iPad Pro?

In the Settings app on my wife’s iPad Air, it lists only Touch ID. There is no Face ID in Settings. How do I correct this problem? I want to use Face ID.


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Original Title: my settings ipad only list touch id not face id

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Posted on Aug 20, 2025 02:31 PM

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Posted on Aug 20, 2025 02:40 PM

Current models of iPad support TouchID or FaceID, but not both. Only recent models of iPad Pro support FaceID.


Both types of biometric authentication rely upon specific hardware. TouchID uses an electro-optical touch sensor, whereas FaceID uses an infrared dot projector and camera array.

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How can I get Face ID instead of Touch ID on my iPad Pro?

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