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iOS 17.3 Beta Adds New Stolen Device Protection Feature to iPhone
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Because then (I’m guessing Apple’s logic here) everyone would just forget the settings passcode because most people wouldn’t use it frequently. It’s the same people who need the device passcode to reset their Apple ID passwords because they forget them but remember the passcode they use all the time
Open Shortcuts App
Tap on Automation in bottom center of the screen
In upper right corner, tap on the + sign
Scroll down until you see the APP option and select
"When" App is make sure Opened is ticked as well as the "run immediately" option
Where is says App, tap on Choose and then select the apps(s) you want to require Face ID and tap Next
When "your app name" is opened, tap on New Blank Automation
Tap on Add Action
In search bar, input Lock Screen and then select and tap done
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Appreciate the humor. But, on a more serious note, my understanding is that a thief at your home would be prevented from gaining access to your iPhone's sensitive settings with the Stollen Device Protection feature enabled. In this situation, biometric authentication will remain a requirement - even when the phone is at a trusted location and the thief knows the iPhone's passcode.
These are great changes! Hopefully I’ll never need to use it lol. I might turn it on when I go out to places where the likelihood is higher though
Does the Microsoft Outlook app on iOS allow a user to protect email access, by configuring the app to require Face ID and/or a PIN for authentication? If so, are there any disadvantages to using the Outlook app in place of the default Apple Mail app?
This is why we have password managers, or pen and paper. My Apple ID password is 16 alpha/numeric/special characters and I keep it written down on paper at home. This method is secure because I wrote it down as a 24 character string but only I know which characters need to be removed, and which other characters need to be substituted, before entering it into a text box. I mean, it’s basic cryptography. Do people not use their brains anymore?
I wonder how this is going to work if FaceID or TouchID aren’t available because of a broken Home button or cracked screen.
I turn it on, I drop my iPhone SE and TouchID is dead, what now?
I turn it on, I drop my iPhone SE and TouchID is dead, what now?
Why though? A device is still findable even if turned off. I mean, I guess for example if you notice your phone has just been taken to have a friend call you so you can locate it, maybe, considering it’s not on mute. Or ping it with your Apple Watch. What else do you figure that would be useful for?
What I did not understand yet:
Currently you can change the biometrics using the device passcode, at least after some unsuccessful tries of the iPhone to recognize you face or your fingerprints. You do not need the Apple ID, it is just the device passcode for this change.
This was the major fraud, because if a thief does this, all your passkey and other authentication can be used by „the new face“ or „new fingerprint“ of a thief. Kind of account GAU.
How is this issue fixed with the new protection options? Is it no longer possible to change faceID or touchID by using the device passcode? I did not read this in the feature description.
Currently you can change the biometrics using the device passcode, at least after some unsuccessful tries of the iPhone to recognize you face or your fingerprints. You do not need the Apple ID, it is just the device passcode for this change.
This was the major fraud, because if a thief does this, all your passkey and other authentication can be used by „the new face“ or „new fingerprint“ of a thief. Kind of account GAU.
How is this issue fixed with the new protection options? Is it no longer possible to change faceID or touchID by using the device passcode? I did not read this in the feature description.
You can use Face ID to open Apple Mail.
iOS 17.3 Beta Adds New Stolen Device Protection Feature to iPhone
Open Shortcuts App Tap on Automation in bottom center of the screen In upper right corner, tap on the + sign Scroll down until you see the APP option and select "When" App is make sure Opened is ticked as well as the "run immediately" option Where is says App, tap on Choose and then select the...
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Currently you can only force restart, or hard reset as it’s often called, that could still be a thing though turning off not
Oh, like my patent?
U.S. Patent for Password-less software system user authentication Patent (Patent # 11,709,922 issued July 25, 2023) - Justia Patents Search
Data is received as part of an authentication procedure to identify a user. Such data characterizes a user-generated biometric sequence that is generated by the user interacting with at least one input device according to a desired biometric sequence. Thereafter, using the received data and at...
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Then you are a lucky person. For many it doesn’t even if you try the Apple approved turn off ”Siri” or “Hey Siri” and turn it back on. Mine hasn’t worked on the 13PM or 15PM.
If you have a method to make it work please share.
Yes it does, used it for work accounts.
Outlook app is not “lightweight” as I’d prefer for my personal mail, but should work.
>No passcode fallback is available in the event that the user is unable to complete Face ID or Touch ID authenticati
Why not?
How about iCloud login?
Why not?
How about iCloud login?
It doesnt fail, its the software that makes it fail. When it doesnt scan face 3times in a row(or something like that) due to different reasons(bad lightning, bad angle, etc) it requires you to enter passcode for phone to unlock and faceid to work again. It is a stupid solution, phone should always prioritize faceid and keep passlock as a secondary option