FaceID not working

[neha-brahmankar]

Application crashes while authenticating for FaceID.

FingerprintScanner
.authenticate({ description: 'Scan your fingerprint on the device scanner to continue' })
.then(() => {
this.props.onSuccess();
})
.catch((error) => {
this.props.onCancel();
});

This piece of code fails for faceID however, TouchID/Fingerprint works perfectly fine for both iOS and android.

Environment:
OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.4
Node: 9.8.0
Yarn: 1.3.2
npm: 5.8.0
Watchman: 4.9.0
Xcode: Xcode 9.3.1 Build version 9E501
Android Studio: 3.0 AI-171.4443003

Packages: (wanted => installed)
react: ^16.3.1 => 16.5.2
react-native: ^0.55.0 => 0.55.3

'react-native-fingerprint-scanner' => 2.5.0v
using iPhone X (11.3)

[neha-brahmankar]

Closing this issue as I found out a solution. Need to set permission for FaceID on iOS device.

Added following key-string pair in in Info.plist to get it working
key => NSFaceIDUsageDescription
string => Enabling Face ID allows you quick and secure access to your account.

[phillbaker]

@nehab05a yup, included in the readme at https://github.com/hieuvp/react-native-fingerprint-scanner#extra-configuration, I guess not the most obvious, sorry! Where would be a better spot to put it?

[neha-brahmankar]

@phillbaker In my opinion we should be having a Permission section mentioning this stuff since this is a mandatory thing to be done and isn't an optional step to be skipped as extra configurations. We can have it written like this:

App Permissions

Add the following permissions to their respective files:

In your AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT" />

In your Info.plist:

<key>NSFaceIDUsageDescription</key>
<string>Enabling Face ID allows you quick and secure access to your account.</string>

[phillbaker]

Makes sense, could you do a PR?

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On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 9:53 AM Neha Brahmankar ***@***.***> wrote: @phillbaker <https://github.com/phillbaker> In my opinion we should be having a Permission section mentioning this stuff Something like this: App Permissions Add the following permissions to their respective files: In your AndroidManifest.xml: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT" /> In your Info.plist: <key>NSFaceIDUsageDescription</key> <string>Enabling Face ID allows you quick and secure access to your account.</string> — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#60 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAFxKW4yMWWgLZ-NEmnAjE0BauteccD4ks5uocJLgaJpZM4X03tf> .

[neha-brahmankar]

Created one as requested.

[akash4320]

Above mentioned all the process have been done , but it doesn't solve for FaceID in Android and ios both.this problem is in react native fingerprint scanner as well as react-native-touchId

[Nawalnazari]

Above mentioned all the process have been done , but it doesn't solve for FaceID in Android and ios both.this problem is in react native fingerprint scanner as well as react-native-touchId

yes also face the same issue,