AutoLock in iOS 8.1.1

[Dino F]

On my iPhone 6, when I go to the Settings app and then General > Autolock, the only options I am given are:

1 minute
2 minutes
3 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
Never



I'm sure pre iOS 8, there were options of 1 hour and 2 hours as well?

Can anyone confirm what options they have on their phones?

 

[ANTAWNM26]

On my iPhone 6, when I go to the Settings app and then General > Autolock, the only options I am given are:

1 minute
2 minutes
3 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
Never



I'm sure pre iOS 8, there were options of 1 hour and 2 hours as well?

Can anyone confirm what options the have on their phones?

negative mine doesnt say that

 

[C DM]

Do you have any Exchange accounts or potentially other (corporate) profiles on the phone? Those can have some control over what sort of auto-lock and passcode options you have.

 

[Dino F]

negative mine doesnt say that

..so what does yours say then?!!!

 

[kwokaaron]

well, if you have an iPad it's 2,5,10, 15 minutes and never...

 

[sunking101]

This is iOS 7.1.1

 

[Dino F]

....thats weird - I remember there being options for '2 hours' and '4 hours' - or was that back in iOS 6?!

 

[C DM]

So do people have Exchange accounts and/or corporate profiles? Again, those can control the options that are offered independent of iOS version and a lot of the times that's how different people end up having somewhat different options.

 

[caesarp]

This is iOS 7.1.1

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Mine is the same, but I don't have "never". I get corporate email. You probably do too. So the MDM software used by your company is likely limiting or changing your options.

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On my iPhone 6, when I go to the Settings app and then General > Autolock, the only options I am given are:

1 minute
2 minutes
3 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
Never



I'm sure pre iOS 8, there were options of 1 hour and 2 hours as well?

Can anyone confirm what options they have on their phones?

Mine is the same, but I don't have "never". I get corporate email. You probably do too. So the MDM software used by your company is likely limiting or changing your options.

 

[bandofbrothers]

Hi DinoF


I have 5 minutes ticked on mine.

However I'm sure I've seen a jail break tweak at some point.

 

[Armen]

On my iPhone 6, when I go to the Settings app and then General > Autolock, the only options I am given are:

1 minute
2 minutes
3 minutes
4 minutes
5 minutes
Never



I'm sure pre iOS 8, there were options of 1 hour and 2 hours as well?

Can anyone confirm what options they have on their phones?

Google "iOS 6 autolock duration" and "iOS 7 autolock duration". Videos for both iOS's show the same duration that you are reporting so it's been like that since iOS 6.

 

[PSB136]

I'm sure pre iOS 8, there were options of 1 hour and 2 hours as well?

That wasn't Auto Lock; that was another setting found under the Passcode section (it was the "Require passcode" duration).

 

[aidenh37]

Always been that way

 

[MacOG728893]

That wasn't Auto Lock; that was another setting found under the Passcode section (it was the "Require passcode" duration).

I can't understand why this has been changed for the life of me? I should be able to set a delayed locked response of my choosing, whether I use Touch ID or not.

 

[Dino F]

That wasn't Auto Lock; that was another setting found under the Passcode section (it was the "Require passcode" duration).

....actually yea - you could be right!! My setting under Passcode now ONLY shows 'Immediately' though? Where are the rest of the times (...2 hours, 4 hours, etc)??

Can someone clarify then - what is 'Autolock' and what is Passcode' (aren't the 2 settings the same)?

 

[C DM]

....actually yea - you could be right!! My setting under Passcode now ONLY shows 'Immediately' though? Where are the rest of the times (...2 hours, 4 hours, etc)??

Do you have TouchID enabled? If so, that's the only setting that's there associated with it.

 

[Dino F]

So you have TouchID enabled? If so, that's the only setting that's there associated with it.

...right, ok - that explains it then!

 

[C DM]

....actually yea - you could be right!! My setting under Passcode now ONLY shows 'Immediately' though? Where are the rest of the times (...2 hours, 4 hours, etc)??

Can someone clarify then - what is 'Autolock' and what is Passcode' (aren't the 2 settings the same)?

Auto lock is simply the time when the screen turns off on its own, while passcode is the time when the need to enter a passcode to unlock kicks in.