1944173 - Add Fallback Mechanism for Failed Authentication

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox for Android :: Privacy, task)

Description

[:Gela]

Implement a fallback mechanism (e.g., allow users to switch to regular browsing or use a PIN/password if biometrics fail or are unavailable). This may be handled via the API but if not, we may have to implement it. Unclear at this point.

Comment 1

[Jonathan Almeida [:jonalmeida]]

There is also a BiometricPromptFeature that is used in a couple of places. It also falls back to password auth.

It was written to be a reusable feature so it would be good to add more functionality in there to fit your use cases where needed. Upstreaming it to a new/existing android component would also allow it to be used in different places (other components or Focus) too!

Comment 2

[:Gela]

As speculated, the OS handles fallback mechanisms. Amazing! Closing this ticket.