Sometimes the App Store requires an Apple ID password
| Originator: | jbrayton | ||
| Number: | rdar://23331447 | Date Originated: | 2015-10-30 |
| Status: | Open | Resolved: | |
| Product: | tvOS | Product Version: | tvOS build 13T396 |
| Classification: | UI/Usability | Reproducible: | Always |
The App Store sometimes requires my iTunes account password when downloading an app from the App Store. I don't understand why it sometimes requires a password and sometimes does not. The apps I have tried to download are free. Given the difficulty of entering a good (1Password-generated, 32-character) password with the hardware remote, this seems unnecessarily burdensome for free apps. Thus far, I have just cancelled every time the App Store has asked me to enter my password. It just isn't worth the effort. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Find a free app in the App Store. 2. Download it. Expected Results: I expect the app to download. If authentication is needed, something as easy as Touch ID would be understandable. Actual Results: I have to enter a 1Password-generated 32-character password with the hardware remote. -- I learned after filing this that, after entering the password for the first time in the App Store I could tell the Apple TV to never ask for it again. I wish the initial setup process with the phone would have the same effect.
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