You can and you better know what your phone's passcode is because if you set up Touch Id you were only able to do so after also setting up an at least 4-digit passcode. By default the iPhone now asks for a 6-digit passcode and you rather deliberately have to select the 4-digit option. If you ever power off your phone you need your passcode after it restarts, so far Apple has not budged from that requirement whether you use Touch Id or Face Id. Also, if you go to Settings > Face Id and Passcode or Touch Id and Passcode and want to make any changes, you have to enter your passcode to get into that area, you cannot open that setting with Touch Id or Face Id.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Karen Poulakos Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 8:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Can I Use Touch ID Instead of Pass Code I've considered that myself. However, I've had times, especially in the winter, when my hands tend to be dryer, that Touch ID doesn't always work. I'm not sure how you would be able to access your phone if for some reason Touch ID wasn't responding, unless you could enter a pass code.. Karen P -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Margaret Thomas Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 10:04 PM To: V iPhone list Subject: Can I Use Touch ID Instead of Pass Code Good Evening: The recent Face ID hit or miss thread caught my interest since, like the original poster, I have an iPhone SE 2020 and like Touch ID. The SE2020 is my first smart phone and is my back up with my land line being my primary phone. I have the cell powered off most of the time and might power it on for texting or to check the weather app etc. I have Apple ID, Touch ID, and Pass Code set up and have purchased an app on the App Store. The way things are set up, I have to type in my pass code when I power up. I can usually do it correctly the first or second time so typing it isn't the problem; I'd prefer to use Touch Id instead if possible. I am not in a work or school situation and my house does not resemble Grand Central Station and I do not have a lot of personal information on the cell. The original post did say locked and not powered off. When I first got the cell and was trying to follow along with a tutorial, the phone kept saying locked what sounded every 30 seconds and locked became a "dirty" word and I never investigated what it was good for. I turned lock to never. I'm using the phone a little more now and would be willing to change that if someone could explain why it would be good when I use the phone so little. I'd greatly appreciate knowing if I can keep the pass code for when I needed it for other things and could use Touch ID when powering on. Thanks, Margaret On Sat, 3 Sep 2022 18:14:54 -0500 SoonerAnnie <sooneran...@att.net> wrote: Subject: Face ID hit or miss Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2022 18:14:54 -0500 From: SoonerAnnie <sooneran...@att.net> Reply-To: viphone@googlegroups.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Hi all, Subject pretty much says it all. I just bought an iPhone 13 mini and have set up Face ID with no difficulty; however, it seems that it'll work two or three times and then will require me to use my pass code to unlock my phone. I am getting very tempted to put my SIM card back in my SE 20 lol. 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