I-ID ye-Touch iyisici sokuphepha ku-iPads entsha ne-iPhones. Inzwa yezinhlamvu zeminwe ekhonjiwe ekhaya isetshenziselwa ukuthatha izigxivizo zeminwe bese uyiqhathanisa neminwe yeminwe igcinwe ngaphakathi kwedivayisi. Le mininingwane yeminwe ingasetshenziselwa ukuvula idivayisi, ukudlula noma iyiphi iphasikhodi enqubo. Ingasetshenziswa futhi ukuqinisekisa ukuthenga ku-App Store noma i-iTunes, ngokunganaki isidingo sokungena kwiphasiwedi ye-ID ye-Apple uma uthenga izinhlelo zokusebenza, umculo, ama-movie, njll.
I-update ye- iOS 8 ivule isici se-Touch ID kuze kube yizinhlelo zokusebenza zangaphandle, okusho izinhlelo zokusebenza ezifana ne-E-Trade manje zisebenzisa i-Touch ID ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ungubani.
Ukuze usebenzise i-Touch ID, kumele uqale uvumele idivayisi ukuthi ibambe futhi igcine iminwe yakho yeminwe, ngokuvamile isebenzisa isithupha sezinhlamvu zeminwe. Uma usindisiwe, i-iPad noma i-iPhone ingaqhathanisa lezi zithombe zeminwe njalo lapho isithupha sigxiliwe kuminenja yeminwe kwenkinobho yasekhaya. I-iPad ingagcina iminwe eminingi yeminwe, ngakho-ke kokubili izithupha zingathathwa, futhi uma i-iPad isetshenziswa abantu abaningi, isithupha somuntu ngamunye singagcinwa.
Amadivaysi ane-ID ye-Touch azozama ukulondoloza izigxivizo zeminwe ezintsha ngesikhathi senqubo yokusetha. Iminwe eminwe entsha ingafakwa futhi ku-Izilungiselelo. Thola okuningi mayelana nokuskena iminwe yakho yeminwe kudivayisi yakho .
I-Touch ID itholakala ku-iPad Air 2, i-iPad Mini 3, i-iPhone 5S, i-iPhone 6, i-iPhone 6S.