Link: Require a passcode for your iPhone/iPad

[sonia]

How to Temporarily Disable Face ID or Touch ID, and Require a Passcode to Unlock Your iPhone or iPad by John Gruber.

Just press and hold the buttons on both sides. Remember that. Try it now. Don’t just memorize it, internalize it, so that you’ll be able to do it without much thought while under duress, like if you’re confronted by a police officer. Remember to do this every time you’re separated from your phone, like when going through the magnetometer at any security checkpoint, especially airports. As soon as you see a metal detector ahead of you, you should think, “Hard-lock my iPhone”.

Comments

[silveradept]

It seems that a fair amount of iProduct usage now requires a passcode in tandem with any kind of biometric lock, and that you can set the settings in such a way that even if you do a simple lock by pushing the power button, you'll have to input the passcode in addition to the biometric unlock. Still a good idea to secure devices with something other than biometrics, and the advice given about not being required to give up a passcode is still valid, as far as I know. And most iProducts these days require six digits for a passcode as a minimum, so it'll take a bit for someone to crack that, even with access to your biometrics.

I personally believe that biometrics are not good to use for locking and unlocking, but I know that others do use them and find them useful.

[sonia]

The face unlock creeps me out and I'm grateful to have a lower model phone that doesn't have it (camera always on, ew!), but I do find touch unlock useful. I like the idea of quickly disabling it when needed though.