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Title: How to quickly disable Touch ID when you need extra security
Post by: HCK on August 19, 2017, 04:05:19 pm
How to quickly disable Touch ID when you need extra security

Can you rapidly turn off Touch ID and require your passcode or password to unlock your iPhone? Absolutely — with iOS 11.

Touch ID is an incredible convenience that lets you unlock your iPhone with your fingerprint. But there will come times when you need security more than convenience. For example, when you're traveling through a sketchy area, crossing a border into a region you don't trust, or approached by people or agencies that may not respect your right to privacy. Previously, you had to reboot your iPhone to quickly force it to require your passcode or password for unlock. With iOS 11, though, there's an even quicker way. Here's how!

Note: This feature is currently iPhone only. Hopefully Apple will bring it to iPad as well.





Apple occasionally offers updates to iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS as  closed developer previews or public betas for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac (sadly, no public beta for the Apple Watch). While the betas contain new features, they also cont...

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