PC Bio Unlock

Meis Apps

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this app

PC Bio Unlock allows you to unlock your PC using your phone's biometric scanner.
Supports Windows and Linux.

Get the desktop application: https://meis-apps.com/pcbu
Check out our GitHub: https://github.com/MeisApps

Windows features:
- Unlock the Windows logon/lock screen
- Unlock the UAC prompt

Linux features:
- Unlock sudo
- Unlock polkit (pkexec)
- Support for GNOME, GDM, KDE, SDDM, LightDM and Cinnamon

Pairing methods:
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth (requires Wi-Fi for initial pairing)

There is a Pro version with additional features:
- Auto unlock (when the phone is in Wi-Fi or Bluetooth range)
- Wearable notification (allows unlocking from a watch)
- Unlimited devices

Security:
During the pairing process, a random key is generated to encrypt all traffic between your devices.
This key is not accessible to normal users. Your credentials are encrypted and stored on your phone.

Additional notes:
To pair, both devices must be on the same network or Wi-Fi. The pairing server uses port 43295 by default. If you are using a custom firewall, you may need to add a rule for this port.
The pairing process can be cancelled at any time by pressing Ctrl+Alt on the PC.
Wake on LAN is also supported and a widget is available.

Support:
Having problems? Please visit https://meis-apps.com/pc-bio-unlock/troubleshooting

Ratings and reviews

I had problems before getting this to work, I came back to try it every now and then and now it seems like everything is now working seamlessly. Whatever issue with Windows not detecting my password seems to be fixed! The app is perfect for my use case now and is great for another layer of security wherever you can avoid entering your password.

Works okay with Bluetooth, other modes are a lot less reliable in my case for some reason. The app should preferably have an option to trigger the unlock from the phone itself (like the "Remote Fingerprint Unlock" app), instead of having to wait for the computer to connect to the phone, because the prompt doesn't always show up at the right time for me. It's also annoying when you lock your computer with Win+L and you immediately get a prompt to unlock on your phone.

There are several minor gripes I have with this app, but by far the biggest one is that when it opens the screen to Allow or Deny a login, it will first render the Allow and Deny buttons in a certain place, then fetch a bar of ads to display at the bottom of the screen. The ads then push the "Deny" button up to where the "Allow" button used to be, tricking you into accidentally pressing "Deny"

What’s new

- New connection method: UDP
- Rewritten Wake-on-LAN widget
- Add option to only auto-unlock if the phone is unlocked
- Various bug fixes

Please update the desktop app as well.