TouchID is definitely a cool little feature to have. Not only does it work good but it also looks sleek.
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How often do you use Touch ID
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Apple invented the 4-digit passcode... and then invented the Touch ID to solve the 4-digit passcode.
Talk about inventing a solution to a problem you created in the first place.
Marketing geniuses at Apple.
Please wake up.
I find it a bit of a faff. Whenever I update my phone I need to rescan my prints, and I can't be bothered. I also find that I have to be a bit more methodical when I press the home button to unlock, whereas without Touch ID I can just press the button and type my code without really thinking about it. I can see why Touch ID is considered a nifty feature, but for me it's nowhere near essential. Same with Apple Pay, I really couldn't care less.
Myth. If your phones battery comes to the point where it's at 0% This means the battery still has a kick in it, but the system deems it as "not charged enough" so it powers down the phone. Letting an iPhone go to 0% will do nothing to the batteries health. However charging it at points between 20% and 80% is the best practice as advised by Apple.
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Always was my answer. I enjoy the feature. I guess there may be a way to turn it off, but I've never looked. I look forward to it being on all future idevices that I buy.
I always use it. I never thought that I would use it when I got my 5s, but once I set it up it was easy as pie. I have continued to use everyday since on both my 5s and 6. My mom has a 5s and set up Touch ID for her, she got frustrated with after a couple days and turned it off (she's impatient).
I never use it. I tried to when I first got the phone, but it was only about 80% reliable for me, and that remaining 20% drove me up the wall.
I use it all the time, and means I can use a more secure complex passcode as well. It works very, very well - I love it, definitely one of the best features when coming from an iPhone 5.
I use it all the time, to unlock the phone and to authorise purchases in the app store and iTunes. I use it both on my 6 plus and mini 3.
Apple invented the 4-digit passcode... and then invented the Touch ID to solve the 4-digit passcode.
Talk about inventing a solution to a problem you created in the first place.
The passcode is there to fallback on if the touch ID sensor fails.
That's like saying your car's door locks or the alarm system are the best features.
Touch ID, meh. It's good but a bonus and nothing more IMO. Nobody keeps any data on their phone which warrants CIA-levels of security. A simple 4-digit numeric passcode is sufficient to keep the vast majority of people out.
It's not a great improvement over a 4 digit passcode but it's way better than typing my appleid password on the IP keyboard.
Not really.
You unlock your car maybe four times a day. I unlock my phone at least four or five times an hour. It's a massive difference between typing in a passcode and just resting my thumb on the scanner.
A four-digit passcode is probably sufficient, yes, but why would I trade TouchID for that if it's less secure and takes longer to do?
Not to mention TouchID can also be used in apps and for paying on the iTunes Store. My iTunes password is very complex as obviously it's linked to my bank details, so TouchID saves a lot of time when purchasing apps.
Never.
The company bought the phone, their policies call for long secure passwords for all computers & devices. It's been like that for the fifteen years I've been there.
Our BYOD policy finally allows me to use an iPhone, I'm not going to complain because the Touch ID system is not acceptable to the powers that be. Especially since we're very well compensated for our work.
No reason to stir up trouble. A very experienced, large scale, secure design company, I'll continue to trust them.
The company bought the phone, their policies call for long secure passwords for all computers & devices. It's been like that for the fifteen years I've been there.
Our BYOD policy finally allows me to use an iPhone, I'm not going to complain because the Touch ID system is not acceptable to the powers that be. Especially since we're very well compensated for our work.
No reason to stir up trouble. A very experienced, large scale, secure design company, I'll continue to trust them.