Apple’s fingerprint reader for the iPhone 5S recognises fingerprints, allowing quicker access to their phone and any apps without having to use a pin code.
The company pitched the move as a boost to security, hoping to protect data on the gadget in case it is stolen or hacked.
However, the feature has caused an outcry among privacy advocates, with criticism ranging from Apple gathering sensitive information from users and cyber attackers gaining access with malicious applications to users being locked out from their device and finger scans never being erased.
In the middle of all this criticism, reviewers have recently given it the thumbs up for ease of use.
In one article, David Pogue of the New York Times, said: "The best part is that it actually works – every single time, in my tests."
"It’s nothing like the balky, infuriating fingerprint-reader efforts of earlier cellphones. It’s genuinely awesome; the halters can go jump off a pier."
The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg has also been enthusiastic, calling it simple and reliable.
"One you can confidently use, without a thought, to unlock the device instead of typing in a passcode…I have come to like it and consider it a step forward, despite a few issues," he said of the device.
"After using Touch ID, I found it annoying to go back to typing in passcodes on my older iPhone."
In a feature last week, CBR explored the security issues surrounding the fingerprint technology. It will, of course, be interesting to see how the general public reacts to it. Watch this space…
