It's in Settings > General > Passcode Lock > Require Passcode
The nearby setting "Auto-Lock" is just referring to turning the screen off after a set period.
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Huge design flaws (IMO) with Find My iPhone
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It's in Settings > General > Passcode Lock > Require Passcode
The nearby setting "Auto-Lock" is just referring to turning the screen off after a set period.
Yeah, it must be new with 4.2, mine shows exactly what yours shows but only up until 15 minutes. That is good that they added more time increments, I am so ready to upgrade to 4.2, i wish they would come out the jailbreak already. This is the worst part about jailbreaking, having to wait for all the cool stuff in the upgrades...
I am so ready to upgrade to 4.2, i wish they would come out the jailbreak already. This is the worst part about jailbreaking, having to wait for all the cool stuff in the upgrades...
Small price to pay, you get tons of other cool stuff that Apple will never allow on stock firmware
I am on 4.2.1 and I do *not* have the 1 hour or 4 hour setting.Yeah, it must be new with 4.2, mine shows exactly what yours shows but only up until 15 minutes. That is good that they added more time increments, I am so ready to upgrade to 4.2, i wish they would come out the jailbreak already. This is the worst part about jailbreaking, having to wait for all the cool stuff in the upgrades...
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Well, since you brought it up, I'll ask a related question. I've searched through the Apple Communities Forums, but I can't find a thread for suggestions to Apple, is there a simple vehicle for feedback besides calling Customer Service, and saying, "Hey- it'd make more sense if....?"
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
But given how many times I and many others have reported and requested various things only to have them ignored, I'd say it goes into a virtual trash can.
I reported this issue to Apple when iPhone OS 3.0 came out, but it hasn't been addressed by them.
I am on 4.2.1 and I do *not* have the 1 hour or 4 hour setting.
Do you have an Exchange account configured?
I'm pretty sure that one of the policies you can configure in Exchange forces devices to use a Passcode with an appropriate timeout.
Find My iPhone will work over any network connection it can use (2G, 3G or Wi-Fi).
If someone stole your phone, took your SIM out and put their own in, it would still work - as long as their SIM was able to use data.
Restoring the phone (or as others have pointed out, turning FMI off in the Settings!!!) would stop the feature working in these situations.
Thanks Daveoc64, I'll try it now.
My suggestion is they move the cancel button when you are sending an mms. The Plus symbol to add an addressee is too close to the cancel button and often when I'm going to add my recipient or an additional recipient, I inadvertently cancel the mms. Sucks.
My suggestion is they move the cancel button when you are sending an mms. The Plus symbol to add an addressee is too close to the cancel button and often when I'm going to add my recipient or an additional recipient, I inadvertently cancel the mms. Sucks.
well im sorry to say, but if you dont have a passcode lock on your phone, then its nobodies fault but your own.
the passcode lock is designed to stop people from getting access to your phone for a reason.
i would never EVER have an iphone without a passcode, just seems stupid! but hey i guess thats me.
ive always been curios as to why people are so adamant about passcode locks on their phones. What data do you have thats so incredibly sensitive? Just email passwords i guess?
patient data, images,intimate txt messages bank account balances, and that's not even mentioning the havoc this can cause if you have several social networkings apps
Well clearly that's why I have a passcode lock. NOT!
The most sensitive thing on my phone is my Angry Birds score - and that's not even that good.
A passcode is overkill and is very inconvenient.
Apple must think so too, why else would Find My iPhone offer the remote lock feature if they expect everyone to have one set up already!?
You fail to realize the utility of the remote lock feature. Let's say you have your phone set to automatically go into passcode lock after 1 hour. Then one day, you lose your phone. Rather than wait the hour (or longer, depending on your settings) for your phone to lock itself, wouldn't it be handy to be able to IMMEDIATELY lock your phone as soon as you realized it was missing? I THINK SO. That's why the remote lock feature serves an entirely different purpose than the passcode in the phone itself. Your logic therefore fails.
Why is it that some people feel THEIR way of using the phone is the ONLY way to go? I mean, we all have different needs and requirements for our phones. Because one person is concerned about patient information getting out and the most secure thing someone else has on their phone is their Angry Birds score just means that for some people, a secure environment is more important than it is for others.
If a passcode is overkill and inconvenient for someone, they don't have to use it. On the other hand, if it helps you feel better about your data being secure, then go ahead and use it.
I have some client data on my phone that is encrypted because I need to have ready access to the information, but want to make sure my clients' confidential information is protected should I ever lose my phone. It's a bit of a hassle, but it makes me, and more importantly, my clients feel better.
If not encrypting your Angry Birds score is ok with you, it's fine with me as well.
To me, bigger problems are (1) it requires MobileMe password every time you use it (4-digit passcode should be offered as an option), sometimes username as well, (2) on the map view, it does not show your current location, making it harder to pinpoint where the phone is as you walk towards it, (3) very slow to refresh.
And the ignorant comment of the day goes to this guy
What are you a high school or college student ? Because its clear you've never had a job that requires you to receive secure information, or carry a smartphone.
Just because you've never had a need for this, doesn't mean the rest of us don't need a phone that can comply with security protocols
Have fun entering the job market with that kind of narrow thinking
I'm not saying that any of that is wrong - I think that's a perfect use of it.
My point still remains:
Why does Apple let you set a passcode remotely using the feature? They don't expect everyone to use one - so why do they think that it is a good enough security mechanism to stop someone disabling the feature?
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Sorry!? What narrow thinking?
I'm not saying that it's WRONG to have a passcode and to use one. I'm just saying that it's not something that I need! It's overkill for me
Why is this so hard for people to grasp? Talk about ignorant.
I just want the phone to ask for the MobileMe password before letting you disable Find My iPhone.
Just put in a passcode to lock your phone. Good grief.....
just learn that other people have other ways of doing things, and don't give them a hard time with such .... comments.
You are making a very valid point, and it's not you who has the narrow thinking here. Apple's implementation is flawed here. You might want to leave them feedback on this.
Again, ignore them, you are absolutely right.
read your original post
you made a blanket statement
either you are changing your story now, or you should go back and edit your original post to say "for my needs, passcode lock is overkill"
BINGO! I removed my work exchange account and magically I had the 1 hour and 4 hour options. Added it back, and the options were gone. Thanks for solving the mystery.