diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-points-brush.md b/.changeset/afraid-points-brush.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f286b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-points-brush.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"react-native-passkeys": minor
+---
+
+Adds an `ios.requireBiometrics` flag to specify the LAPolicy required
diff --git a/example/src/app/index.tsx b/example/src/app/index.tsx
index e803c9d..9a33fb7 100644
--- a/example/src/app/index.tsx
+++ b/example/src/app/index.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function App() {
 	>(null);
 	const [credentialId, setCredentialId] = React.useState("");
 
-	const createPasskey = async () => {
+	const createPasskey = async (config?: passkey.PasskeysConfig) => {
 		try {
 			const json = await passkey.create({
 				challenge,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default function App() {
 				...(Platform.OS !== "android" && {
 					extensions: { largeBlob: { support: "required" } },
 				}),
-			});
+			}, config);
 
 			console.log("creation json -", json);
 
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ export default function App() {
 		}
 	};
 
-	const authenticatePasskey = async () => {
+	const authenticatePasskey = async (config?: passkey.PasskeysConfig) => {
 		const json = await passkey.get({
 			rpId: rp.id,
 			challenge,
 			...(credentialId && {
 				allowCredentials: [{ id: credentialId, type: "public-key" }],
 			}),
-		});
+		}, config);
 
 		console.log("authentication json -", json);
 
@@ -176,12 +176,18 @@ export default function App() {
 				<Text>Passkeys are {passkey.isSupported() ? "Supported" : "Not Supported"}</Text>
 				{credentialId && <Text>User Credential ID: {credentialId}</Text>}
 				<View style={styles.buttonContainer}>
-					<Pressable style={styles.button} onPress={createPasskey}>
+					<Pressable style={styles.button} onPress={() => createPasskey()}>
 						<Text>Create</Text>
 					</Pressable>
-					<Pressable style={styles.button} onPress={authenticatePasskey}>
+					<Pressable style={styles.button} onPress={() => createPasskey({ios:{requireBiometrics: false}})}>
+						<Text>Create (biometrics not required)</Text>
+					</Pressable>
+					<Pressable style={styles.button} onPress={() => authenticatePasskey()}>
 						<Text>Authenticate</Text>
 					</Pressable>
+					<Pressable style={styles.button} onPress={() => authenticatePasskey({ios:{requireBiometrics: false}})}>
+						<Text>Authenticate (biometrics not required)</Text>
+					</Pressable>
 					<Pressable style={styles.button} onPress={writeBlob}>
 						<Text>Add Blob</Text>
 					</Pressable>
diff --git a/ios/ReactNativePasskeysModule.swift b/ios/ReactNativePasskeysModule.swift
index c42a593..c379c68 100644
--- a/ios/ReactNativePasskeysModule.swift
+++ b/ios/ReactNativePasskeysModule.swift
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ final public class ReactNativePasskeysModule: Module, PasskeyResultHandler {
       return false
     }
 
-    AsyncFunction("get") { (request: PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptions, promise: Promise) throws in
+    AsyncFunction("get") { (request: PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptions, requireBiometrics: Bool, promise: Promise) throws in
         do { 
             // - all the throws are already in the helper `isAvailable` so we don't need to do anything
             // ? this seems like a code smell ... what is the best way to do this
-            let _ = try isAvailable() 
+            let _ = try isAvailable(requireBiometrics: requireBiometrics)
         } 
         catch let error {
             throw error
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ final public class ReactNativePasskeysModule: Module, PasskeyResultHandler {
         passkeyDelegate.performAuthForController(controller: authController);
     }.runOnQueue(.main)
 
-    AsyncFunction("create") { (request: PublicKeyCredentialCreationOptions, promise: Promise) throws in
+    AsyncFunction("create") { (request: PublicKeyCredentialCreationOptions, requireBiometrics: Bool, promise: Promise) throws in
         do { 
             // - all the throws are already in the helper `isAvailable` so we don't need to do anything
             // ? this seems like a code smell ... what is the best way to do this
-            let _ = try isAvailable() 
+            let _ = try isAvailable(requireBiometrics: requireBiometrics)
         } 
         catch let error {
             throw error
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ final public class ReactNativePasskeysModule: Module, PasskeyResultHandler {
       
   }
 
-  private func isAvailable() throws -> Bool {
+  private func isAvailable(requireBiometrics: Bool = true) throws -> Bool {
     if #unavailable(iOS 15.0) {
         throw NotSupportedException()
     }
@@ -107,7 +107,15 @@ final public class ReactNativePasskeysModule: Module, PasskeyResultHandler {
         throw PendingPasskeyRequestException()
     }
 
-    if LAContext().biometricType == .none {
+    let context = LAContext()
+
+    // Check the local authentication policy can be evaluated
+    let policy: LAPolicy = requireBiometrics ? .deviceOwnerAuthenticationWithBiometrics : .deviceOwnerAuthentication
+    guard context.canEvaluatePolicy(policy, error: nil) else {
+        throw BiometricException()
+    }
+
+    if requireBiometrics && context.biometricType == .none {
         throw BiometricException()
     }
 
@@ -316,11 +324,6 @@ extension LAContext {
     var biometricType: BiometricType {
         var error: NSError?
 
-        guard self.canEvaluatePolicy(.deviceOwnerAuthenticationWithBiometrics, error: &error) else {
-            // Capture these recoverable error thru Crashlytics
-            return .none
-        }
-
         if #available(iOS 11.0, *) {
             switch self.biometryType {
             case .none:
diff --git a/src/ReactNativePasskeysModule.ts b/src/ReactNativePasskeysModule.ts
index 5d496e1..76003ce 100644
--- a/src/ReactNativePasskeysModule.ts
+++ b/src/ReactNativePasskeysModule.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import { requireNativeModule } from "expo-modules-core";
+import { Platform, requireNativeModule } from "expo-modules-core";
 import type {
 	PublicKeyCredentialCreationOptionsJSON,
 	RegistrationResponseJSON,
+	PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptionsJSON,
+	AuthenticationResponseJSON,
 } from "./ReactNativePasskeys.types";
 import { NotSupportedError } from "./errors";
 
@@ -12,12 +14,26 @@ const passkeys = requireNativeModule("ReactNativePasskeys");
 export default {
 	...passkeys,
 
+	async get(
+		request: PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptionsJSON,
+		requireBiometrics: boolean
+	): Promise<AuthenticationResponseJSON | null> {
+		return Platform.OS === "ios"
+			? await passkeys.get(request, requireBiometrics)
+			: await passkeys.get(request);
+	},
+
 	async create(
 		request: PublicKeyCredentialCreationOptionsJSON,
+		requireBiometrics: boolean
 	): Promise<RegistrationResponseJSON | null> {
 		if (!this.isSupported) throw new NotSupportedError();
 
-		const credential = await passkeys.create(request);
+		const credential =
+			Platform.OS === "ios"
+				? await passkeys.create(request, requireBiometrics)
+				: await passkeys.create(request);
+
 		return {
 			...credential,
 			response: {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index fd86eba..71e3d57 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -22,22 +22,52 @@ export function isAutoFillAvalilable(): boolean {
 	return ReactNativePasskeysModule.isAutoFillAvalilable()
 }
 
+export interface PasskeysConfig {
+  /**
+   * Options and configuration specific to the iOS platform.
+   */
+  ios?: {
+    /**
+     * Defines the [local authentication policy](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/localauthentication/lapolicy) to use:
+     * - `true`: Use the `deviceOwnerAuthenticationWithBiometrics` policy.
+     * - `false`: Use the `deviceOwnerAuthentication` policy.
+     * Defaults to `true`.
+     *
+     * @see {@linkcode https://developer.apple.com/documentation/localauthentication/lapolicy/deviceownerauthenticationwithbiometrics|LAPolicy.deviceOwnerAuthenticationWithBiometrics}
+     * @see {@linkcode https://developer.apple.com/documentation/localauthentication/lapolicy/deviceownerauthentication|LAPolicy.deviceOwnerAuthentication}
+     */
+    requireBiometrics?: boolean
+  }
+}
+
+export interface PasskeysCreateOptions extends PasskeysConfig {}
+
 export async function create(
 	request: Omit<PublicKeyCredentialCreationOptionsJSON, 'extensions'> & {
 		// - only largeBlob is supported currently on iOS
 		// - no extensions are currently supported on Android
 		extensions?: { largeBlob?: AuthenticationExtensionsLargeBlobInputs }
 	} & Pick<CredentialCreationOptions, 'signal'>,
+	options?: PasskeysCreateOptions
 ): Promise<RegistrationResponseJSON | null> {
-	return await ReactNativePasskeysModule.create(request)
+  return ReactNativePasskeysModule.create(
+    request,
+    options?.ios?.requireBiometrics ?? true
+  )
 }
 
+export interface PasskeysGetOptions extends PasskeysConfig {}
+
 export async function get(
 	request: Omit<PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptionsJSON, 'extensions'> & {
 		// - only largeBlob is supported currently on iOS
 		// - no extensions are currently supported on Android
 		extensions?: { largeBlob?: AuthenticationExtensionsLargeBlobInputs }
 	},
+	options?: PasskeysGetOptions
 ): Promise<AuthenticationResponseJSON | null> {
-	return ReactNativePasskeysModule.get(request)
+  return ReactNativePasskeysModule.get(
+    request,
+    options?.ios?.requireBiometrics ?? true
+  )
 }