How to quickly disable Face ID and Touch ID on iPhone and iPadTemporarily disabling Face ID or Touch ID to require a password to unlock your iPhone or iPad is simple. Here's how you do it.
Apple makes it fairly simple to temporarily disable its biometric authentication features and force the entry of a password in order to access an iPhone. This is true both for Touch ID and Face ID.
Quickly disabling Face ID or Touch ID can be useful for a number of reasons, but particularly if you're afraid that someone will try to unlock your phone without your permission. This could include law enforcement, criminals, or even just nosy family members.
Which devices support Face ID?
Which devices support Touch ID?
How to temporarily disable Face ID or Touch ID
Which devices support Face ID?
As of May 2020, there are three generations of iPhone and two generations of iPad Pro that support Face ID.
iPhone X
iPhone XR
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPad 11-inch (2018)
iPad 12.9-inch (2018)
iPad 11-inch (2020)
iPad 12...
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How to quickly disable Face ID and Touch ID on iPhone and iPad
