HSBC Canada Android app - Fingerprint Authentication cannot be enabled if...

on my andriod phone i'm able to use fingerprint, and on my iPhone/desktop it allows me to use bitwarden to fill in the password. Previously i recalled i had to go to my andriod phone and get a login code and use that every time which i found as a pain, not sure what happen but glad i no longer have to do that anymore.

angel_wing0 wrote: ↑ Is it the same thing with the Apple app I wonder?

Yes same on iPhone. I have mine set up as security device so it works with fingerprint for me but with other apps (like MBNA which doesn't support biometric login at all) my workaround is to let the Apple password manager save the username/password, then I can login with fingerprint that way. Doesn't Android have something similar?

Kiraly wrote: ↑ Yeah I know it's extremely annoying; HSBC's security paranoia. At least they don't ask us to solve reCaptchas anymore, which used to be required every time we logged in.

I don't think the concept of a security device to approve important operations is paranoia. In other parts of the world this is standard (sometimes even required by law). It's just that HSBC's implementation isn't great (as usual).

BTW the reCaptchas only appeared if you logged in from an "unkown" device (i.e. no cookie yet), not every time. Same as e.g. TD 2FA via text. I have my browser set up to delete all cookies on exit but I added exceptions for my online banking sites.

rhw123 wrote: ↑ Yes same on iPhone. I have mine set up as security device so it works with fingerprint for me but with other apps (like MBNA which doesn't support biometric login at all) my workaround is to let the Apple password manager save the username/password, then I can login with fingerprint that way. Doesn't Android have something similar?

Pretty sure Android does but i would rather just use fingerprint. Just annoyed that they force us to have to use it as a security device if we want to use fingerprint. I guess it's probably the same with the other HSBC (HK, China, US...) GRRRRR.

Just curious, what do you use instead of the app for a security token?

FreezingCanada wrote: ↑ Just curious, what do you use instead of the app for a security token?

old physical security token