Hi all
I've just changed from iPhone 13 iOS 15.7.1 to iPhone 17 Pro iOS 26.2
Why do users need to immediately use a passcode or Face ID to unlock their device after it automatically locks when Face ID is set up???
Ok, it's reluctantly acceptable when Apple saying it's more secured.
But how comes Face ID is always working when the screen solely lighting up???
I've never and will never face the front camera when I just wanna light up the screen.
Lighting up the screen doesn't mean users wanna unlock the screen at all!
It's utterly ridiculous especially for the blind!!!
If you're saying someone has set up a requirement to unlock the device to view notification previews, then a setting should be added to let the iPhone understand whether the user intends to unlock just to read the notification or actually wants to unlock the whole device for use,
e.g. different unlock gesture: tap once to light screen up, draw a circle to view the "locked notification", and slide up to unlock the whole device.
Hope Apple will resolve this annoying issue asap.
Comments
That isn't correct
You can press the power button to open the locked screen without actually having to use Face id and read what is on the locked screen. Then if you want to go to your home screen you can use face id.
Another question
This may be deemed off-topic and I may have to create a new thread for this post and I was actually thinking of that but then just came up with this thread and decided to post my question here. So I am considering buying an iPhone 16e and my father told me something that sounded quite plausible to me. So suppose you leave your phone somewhere that can be seen and reached easily, in a situation where you trust those around you. Then someone just grabs your phone, turns the volume all the way down to 0, disables VoiceOver by tripple-pressing the side button, holds the device up to your face, unlocks it and gets away. Even if he/she returns the phone and doesn't delete or modify any of your data so that you don't find out, he/she can always see and even copy everything to another device. You know, there's this option to transfer one's iPhone (i.e., all the settings, apps and data stored on it).
Possible answer
I'm not completely sure of the answer to your question, but I'll give it a crack.
If you're worried about the security of information stored on your phone, you can require Face ID for particular apps. To set it up, double-tap and hold on an app's icon on the Home screen.
I'd be very surprised if you aren't required to enter either the iPhone passcode or your Apple Account password when you're transferring your data to a new iPhone.
In addition, I don't think that literally everything on the iPhone transfers. You probably need to set up some accounts and services again on the new device, which would be impossible if someone doesn't know your passwords.
Finally, you can view a list of the devices signed into your Apple Account on the Apple website.
A non-issue
First, you can make it so FaceID requires attention to unlock, which means that you should be looking at your device with open eyes for it to unlock. And even if you don't turn that option on, I think it automatically gets enabled when VoiceOver gets turned off. Second, how likely is it for all that to happen? They'd have to know how to turn off VoiceOver, which means you explicitly told them how to, or they dedicated enough time to looking up accessibility shortcuts, assuming they know that such a feature exists without you telling them for some reason. They'd have to execute a bunch of steps flawlessly, and you'd have to have somehow lost track of your phone or not heard it being picked up. Which means you are somewhere loud, probably a public area, in which case you shouldn't leave your phone on a public surface. It should ideally be on you at all times when there's a chance of somebody taking it from you. Finally, if there’s something you desperately want others not to see, you can always hide the app or require a secondary Face ID check when the app is opened, or both. It is far easier for them to overhear your passcode, see you entering it while looking over your shoulder, do something they shouldn’t when you’ve given them access to your phone already, such as to look at something or whatever, etc. etc.