Usage declaration for

Face ID

The

BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS

version 4.0.0 and later supports

Face ID

, a facial recognition feature available for some

iOS

devices. In the

BlackBerry Dynamics

profile in

UEM

or security policy in standalone

Good Control

, the

Face ID

option is enabled by default. For more details about

Face ID

, see the

BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS

API Reference.

BlackBerry Dynamics

apps that use

Face ID

must declare usage of the

Face ID

capability. The Base plug-in can add a declaration of

Face ID

usage to an app by inserting the NSFaceIDUsageDescription property into the

Info.plist

file with the value “Enables authentication without a password.”

The Base plug-in adds this declaration by default. To add the declaration manually, either globally or for the

iOS

platform specifically, set the following preference in the root

config.xml

file:

You can set the value to “Off” to prevent the automatic addition of the usage declaration. As a best practice, you should only prevent the automatic addition of the usage declaration if the app uses

Face ID

for a purpose other than

BlackBerry Dynamics

integration.

Localized versions of the usage message are available as

InfoPlist.strings

files in cordova-plugin-bbd-base/src/ios/resources/Localization/. To add and use the localized strings, see About Information Property List Files.