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Originally Posted by pwalker8
For some reason, Apple thinks that it's still a good idea to force you to put in your passcode every so often. I'm sure the security experts think it's great and are chanting their favorite mantra "best practices", but it always seems to pop up at the most inconvenient times. If you make it too much of a hassle then people will just turn passcode off.
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Yep, whenever I’m in a big hurry that is when the bleeping passcode will be forced on me. Aaargh!!!! My dad always said locks were for honest people because a good thief knows how to circumvent them whereas honest people probably don’t. Even a six digit code is more about making us feel at ease with the security, but it can be broken. However, even a four digit code would keep most people locked out of your iPhone.
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Originally Posted by tomsem
Well just retrain FaceID with your mask on.
A co-worker, who happens to be a Sikh, tells me he is able to unlock his father’s FaceID phone. The beards apparently fuzz up the accuracy. So no, not a good idea to retrain with mask on, I would imagine.
Well, another approach would be VoiceID. Or MindID (via embedded chip in skull).
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I have a short cropped beard and mustache, but that is probably less problematic than a longer beard. I do know that the Face ID tends to work even when I’m wearing a hat/cap and my eyeglasses turn dark with bright sunshine, so I’m skeptical that Face ID is all that good. I had an older brother with very similar facial features and I wonder if we could have opened each others phones. Sadly he passed away 15 years ago so I’ll never know, but I do know that lots of siblings share very similar facial features with one another and/or parents and extended family members. Face ID is faster, usually, than the Touch ID, but I suspect it is easier to fool.