Duh obviously lol I have no idea why I even confused the two . The new iPhone probably won't even have a home button either
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iOS 11's SOS Feature Allows You to Temporarily Disable Touch ID and Require Passcode
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Duh obviously lol I have no idea why I even confused the two . The new iPhone probably won't even have a home button either
TouchID was never a security feature but convenience feature. It was implemented so you can skip ridiculous two-step phone unlock procedure.
What modern phones are missing is selected data protection as second layer of protection. This could be achieved by either tagging data such as individual phone call logs, single messages or threads from certain contacts to files or by having separate workspace where all the apps reside in mirror but are populated with unique data. With Iris scanner that could be pushed even further like when IS locks an owner it shows all the data but as soon as someone else looks at the phone available content on screen becomes limited as certain protected content doesn't show up.
What modern phones are missing is selected data protection as second layer of protection. This could be achieved by either tagging data such as individual phone call logs, single messages or threads from certain contacts to files or by having separate workspace where all the apps reside in mirror but are populated with unique data. With Iris scanner that could be pushed even further like when IS locks an owner it shows all the data but as soon as someone else looks at the phone available content on screen becomes limited as certain protected content doesn't show up.
I'm on the latest PB. When I press it 5 times it just initiates an alarm sound and a 911 call. Scared the hell out of my dog. Why is mine not behaving the way described?
You could always turn your phone off. Or use the wrong finger 3 times. Those two things also disable Touch ID.
This is just a side effect of the SOS.
This is just a side effect of the SOS.
You're assuming that TouchID will read your fingerprint first time whilst under pressure with gloves or maybe wet hands. A 5 button press can be accomplished under all those conditions.
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You have selected the auto call option.
That's the home button, not the power button
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You can still use the existing feature, where you tap home on a locked phone and tap emergency call.
Eh? Is that a change in ios11? I don't want to have to put my password in every morning.
This is all wonderful, but of no practical value for the non-criminal person. You ever deal with law enforcement before?
You fly in from overseas and are exhausted.
Customs asks you to unlock phone, you pull this on them and they stick you in a waiting room for five hours to sweat you. You going to go through the hassle of getting a lawyer yada yada? No you're not. You're going to unlock your phone, so you can get to your connecting flight and be the h*ll on your way.
You fly in from overseas and are exhausted.
Customs asks you to unlock phone, you pull this on them and they stick you in a waiting room for five hours to sweat you. You going to go through the hassle of getting a lawyer yada yada? No you're not. You're going to unlock your phone, so you can get to your connecting flight and be the h*ll on your way.
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"Cede your legal rights, or you won't make your flight to Hawaii"
I can almost picture the world tomorrow a better place than yesterday.
Nope. I don't have to use my passcode for weeks at a time, which is lucky because it is much longer than necessary. Occasionally I have to in the morning, but it is rare.
Here's to finding flaws no matter what!!
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You are correct.
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But Apple really should have kept it at 3, and maybe Ive could have satisfied his sensibilities by keeping it at 4, in fact Apple should have had a world poll on it for the most convenient number of presses people are willing to make to activate a feature so as to have no-one blame them for the count.
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This occurs is the Auto Call feature is enabled in the Emergency SOS settings area. I think you have to disable this to see the new options.
The cops check your cell phone back at the police station, once they have arrested you on a trumped up charge. The only people more corrupt than the criminals are the police.
As to a 'win' for isis you could say that about any item available to purchase. I mean they use knives to behead people. So you could say that letting knives be sold is a win for them. You could say that letting people buy axes is a win for them, or how about allowing people to travel to the middle east(therefore becoming isis members)? The list goes on.
I think the point is not to protect against muggers but against the cops instead.
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That's a really good point, I didn't consider that. I used to use touch id on my iPhone 6s but instead now just have it disabled and use passcode.
But then I am suspicious of ALL cops and know that they are SUPER corrupt. Especially here in the UK.
I just tried it and all's great, but my phone just started a countdown while an emergency siren howled disregarding my muted sound. Didn't seem too discreet to me.
I'm running the latest dev beta.
Yep, that happened to me too, attracting quite a lot of attention in the office
You have to turn off Auto Call to get this screen (although cancelling the autocall disables Touch ID as well).
I think auto-call is probably the more useful option, although as others have said I think it quite likely I'd forget about this feature in an emergency.
Good over-all idea, not sure the process is easy enough to remember or implement, especially if you try to do it unobtrusively so not to draw attention to yourself. Lots of people would need to look at their screen to do this and thus draw attention to themselves and the phone. You would have a hard time explaining to a thief or, **ahem** Person of Authority that you can't remember or don't know how to reactivate it. And if the person is threatening you I doubt a court ruling is going to magically appear to protect you from physical harm.
I don't have a better solution in mind however.
I don't have a better solution in mind however.
Okay, I’ll explain this again.
Once you press the power button 5 times and activate SOS, you have a few options.
1. Power down your phone (disables Touch ID)
2. Call Emergency Services (when call is finished, Touch ID does not work and passcode is needed to unlock phone)
3. Access Medical ID (when pressing Done, passcode is required to access phone)
4. Press Cancel (brings you to passcode screen requiring passcode to unlock phone)
5. Do nothing and leave your phone on the SOS screen (the phone will remain on that screen until one of the above actions is taken which all require a passcode to access the phone)
Since all of these options result in you needing your passscode to get back into the phone, it’s effectively pressing the power button 5 times that disables Touch ID, not just when you tap Cancel.