First Hawaiian Bank Mobile 4+

I don’t know why the app keeps saying to check my cookies settings… haven’t found any cookies settings, and anyway, what would be the point of having cookies in an app which is presumably used only on the one device and for the one purpose? Possibly more than one user but how can you tell? Other than that, it’s perfectly easy to see when automatic payments go out and checks are cashed and deposits come in, and that’s 75% of what I use the app for. Of course, making new payments is impossible because of the cookie thing, but that only started with the latest update.

Lately the app on my iPhone as you login just goes to a blank black screen so of course it’s completely unusable. Two other things:1) the checkbox on the login screen for using touch ID is too complicated. You have to follow the exact sequence of entering your password, then checking the box, and then pressing the login button. It would be a lot easier if you once you checked it, it stayed checked. 2) the picture taking of the check is very awkward. Usually the screen frame is upside down and if you take the picture that way the app is unhappy. If you manage to get the screen rotated it around so it’s right side up, then the picture of the check is upside down and you have to turn the check so it’s upside down to get it to line up with that is the frame. Beyond those quibbles it’s a pretty good app and useful.

FHB updated their App about a month ago. Simply put, it’s terrible! The last one was pretty good but this one is useless. It won’t let me on bill pay on my iPad. I keep getting a message saying I have to change my settings to allow tracking on other Apps and web-sites and to allow cookies. What I do on other other Apps and web-sites is absolutely no business of the bank. NONE! I called the bank (actually they called me back a day later) and apologized but offered no solution. I called Apple and they tried to trouble shoot the problem with me with no success. Apple confirmed what I do on other Apps and web-sites is no business of my bank. But just to see what would happen I changed my settings while I had Apple on the phone. Nothing. Useless. It’s still not letting me on bill pay. I am now in the process of looking for another bank. This is a classic example of leave well enough alone.