How not to bother with the password when downloading apps from the Mac App Store
Macos / / December 25, 2019
About reverent attitude Apple legend compose safety, but sometimes overly scrupulous approach of the company is more annoying than to protect. When downloading any application from the Mac App Store OS X makes us enter the password from the Apple ID, And it does not matter whether or not a paid app. Tells how to simplify your life.
The problem also occurs fairly annoying, but it has a solution. By default, OS X requires confirmation password to download free and paid apps, but for the latter it can be disabled. This is done very simply.
- Open the "Settings" section and go to the App Store.
- In the "Password Settings" select free downloads for "Save password".
- Enter the password from the Apple ID, so that the changes take effect.
That's all. Now when downloading free apps from the Mac App Store you will not have to enter a password each time. Generally.
For paid apps and internal purchases can be made approximately the same, with the only difference being that the password is stored is not forever, but only for 15 minutes. After this time, the system prompts for the password again. This option is included in the neighboring free downloads section.
Storing the password in OS X appeared recently and is available starting with version 10.11. While Apple does not begin to equip their computers with sensors Touch ID, this possibility will be very useful and relevant.