iPhone Finally, a way to COMPLETELY silence the iPhone!

[tateu]

Your example is horrible. TouchID isn't for simplicity, it's for security. Try again.

No it's not because, with TouchID, you still have to have a passcode.

 

[shenan1982]

No it's not because, with TouchID, you still have to have a passcode.

Not really. With TouchID, you touch it and it's unlocked. ???? Passcode is secondary if you don't want to use TouchID. You did just prove my point though.

 

[tateu]

Not really. With TouchID, you touch it and it's unlocked. ???? Passcode is secondary if you don't want to use TouchID. You did just prove my point though.

That actually does not prove your point. Your point was "TouchID isn't for simplicity, it's for security."

To use TouchID you must have a passcode enabled. This means that you can always unlock a device with TouchID in the exact same way as a device without TouchID. It is an additional unlocking method, not a replacement. Since you can unlock both devices in the same manner, you can conclude that TouchID does not make a device more secure. If it does not make a device more secure then why is it there? To make unlocking your device simpler.

Here it is in example form:
1) A thief steals my 4s, without TouchID, and my 5s with TouchID. How does he get into my 4s? By entering the passcode. How does he get into my 5s? By entering the passcode. It is not easier or harder for him to get into my 5s. Conclusion: my 5s is no more or less secure than my 4s.

2) I am arrested and law enforcement wants to get into my 4s, without TouchID, and my 5s with TouchID. How do they get into my 4s? By entering the passcode. If they follow the law in the USA, where I live, they cannot legally compel me to give them my passcode. If they do not follow the law, they would have to torture me to get me to give up my passcode. How do they get into my 5s? By entering the passcode or by using my finger with the TouchID sensor. If they follow the law in the USA, where I live, they can legally compel me to give them my fingerprint. If they couldn't legally compel me to give them my fingerprint and they did not follow the law, they could just hold me down and press my finger to the device. No torture would be necessary. It is easier for law enforcement to get into my 5s. Conclusion: TouchID actually makes my 5s less secure.

And to quote you:
"Try again."

 

[alkalifly]

If you plug some headphones in, no sound plays through speakers. You could stick a little stub of a 1/8" cable in there and leave it.

Fortunately, this does not apply to alarms. The alarm will be audible whether or not anything is plugged in to the headphone jack, which is a VERY good thing for me otherwise I would sleep through my alarm every time I fall asleep with my headphones still plugged in to the phone

 

[shenan1982]

1) A thief steals my 4s, without TouchID, and my 5s with TouchID. How does he get into my 4s? By entering the passcode. How does he get into my 5s? By entering the passcode. It is not easier or harder for him to get into my 5s. Conclusion: my 5s is no more or less secure than my 4s.

And to quote you:
"Try again."

Good thing your logic is flawed. The reason someone would have your passcode is because he sits next to you on a plane, or in public anywhere and sees you enter it. If you use TouchID, it's by FAR more secure because you're not entering your passcode 200+ times a day in public where anyone can see.

So instead of arguing, get with reality. Any device with TouchID is FAR more secure. You have no leg to stand on arguing otherwise.