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Is it impossible for me to use Apple Pay?

iPhone7ate9 said:
I like the idea of a stranger being able to access my contacts
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You have a refreshing view of humanity that you think there are so many more trustworthy people than dishonest. I'm a grump and figure it's far more likely anyone finding an unlocked phone will wipe it and sell it on craigslist since there's no activation lock in place. The crook will have it powered off or SIM removed long before you can get to where you can do a remote wipe.

If you lose the phone and it's locked, an honest person seeking to return the phone will have it powered up and likely where it gets cell signal. The message you send via FindMyiPhone will pop up on the screen telling them how to contact you.

Alternately if you're concerned with the phone not getting signal for some reason and FMiP not working, there's the low-tech option of a slip of paper with an alternate phone number between the case and the back of the phone. Or use the high tech option of adding the alternate phone# to your lock screen background image.

Or even better yet -- with iOS8 you can set up whatever info you want under Medical ID in the Health app and set it to be displayable on the lock screen under "Emergency".

So that's at least three solutions to allow a lost locked phone to find its way home...

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kalebnate said:
thought it's one of those posts being afraid of conspiracy theories around them.
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Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're NOT out to get me! :D
 
Newtons Apple said:
It was a huge dissapointment for me also as I am not locking down my phone so I can use Apple Pay either. Not worth the trouble for me.

Apple could have made it work for people like you if they would have allowed you to lock down the app rather than the whole phone.
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I do want an AppLockdown feature. That's a great idea.

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scaredpoet said:
Explain.

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Then it simply WILL NOT WORK for ApplePay, either, in which case, maybe you shouldn't use it.
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Thank you. If its too much hassle to lock down your phone Apple cannot guarantee the security of your device...and ApplePay is not for you at this time. Even if you do just lock down the one app thats still not enough. You can bypass it and go to settings through other means.
 
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There used to be a thing called a "phone book". Pretty much everyone was in it. They aren't as common anymore, but most people didn't complain about them.[/QUOTE]


Phone books don't carry birth dates anniversary and how you may be related and give people a point of reference that you know them. It also doesn't give people the ability to call someone from a phone number they'd recognize. Phone book just isn't the same.
 
Touch ID is actually faster than sliding to unlock. So don't know where your getting this info that there's a delay.

If you want your personal info just out there for the taking if your phone gets stolen, that's your business. It's always safe to have security, especially with the high theft of iPhones.
 
crmcm said:
For those saying their touch id doesn't work so well, are y'all positive that it's your fingers and not the phone? When I got my 6, my touch id was really finicky, and I even posted a few times complaining about having to use touch ID with apple pay. I went to an apple store a few days ago and was able to set up and use touch id with 100% success rate. It just turned out to be my phone that was the problem so I made an appointment with a genius and got my phone swapped out. The genius said he had the same issue with his phone. Maybe give it a try.

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There used to be a thing called a "phone book". Pretty much everyone was in it. They aren't as common anymore, but most people didn't complain about them.
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Or people fudge it while setting it up... When you set it up in the first step you lift and put your finger back in the same angle in the second step you are supposed to lift and put back in different angles... So that it learns the various angles and degrees... People normally out it straight back on,hence it doesn't kearn the angles and gives problems...

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deeddawg said:
You have a refreshing view of humanity that you think there are so many more trustworthy people than dishonest. I'm a grump and figure it's far more likely anyone finding an unlocked phone will wipe it and sell it on craigslist since there's no activation lock in place. The crook will have it powered off or SIM removed long before you can get to where you can do a remote wipe.

If you lose the phone and it's locked, an honest person seeking to return the phone will have it powered up and likely where it gets cell signal. The message you send via FindMyiPhone will pop up on the screen telling them how to contact you.

Alternately if you're concerned with the phone not getting signal for some reason and FMiP not working, there's the low-tech option of a slip of paper with an alternate phone number between the case and the back of the phone. Or use the high tech option of adding the alternate phone# to your lock screen background image.

Or even better yet -- with iOS8 you can set up whatever info you want under Medical ID in the Health app and set it to be displayable on the lock screen under "Emergency".

So that's at least three solutions to allow a lost locked phone to find its way home...

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Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're NOT out to get me! :D
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Activation lock will still function... It's tied to the iTunes account it first set up with... And find my iphone...
 
FriednTested said:
Activation lock will still function... It's tied to the iTunes account it first set up with... And find my iphone...
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Okay, for some reason I was thinking find my iPhone required a passcode be set, and that without it you could wipe the phone if it came into your possession.
 
FriednTested said:
It is a lot faster than swipe to unlock...
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jlyanks85 said:
Touch ID is actually faster than sliding to unlock. So don't know where your getting this info that there's a delay.

If you want your personal info just out there for the taking if your phone gets stolen, that's your business. It's always safe to have security, especially with the high theft of iPhones.
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Not always.
I wrote this on the last page:
Touch ID is a delay when you compare it to no passcode and swiping on a notification to go straight to the app. I used to do that a lot when I didn't use a passcode - now that I am using TouchID/passcode, that gesture is pretty much meaningless as a time saver.
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GoSh4rks said:
Not always.
I wrote this on the last page:

Touch ID is a delay when you compare it to no passcode and swiping on a notification to go straight to the app. I used to do that a lot when I didn't use a passcode - now that I am using TouchID/passcode, that gesture is pretty much meaningless as a time saver.
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I can relate. I've missed many notifications because TouchID works too quickly and gets me off the lock screen before I have a chance to read them. In this case, I pull down the notification center and can click on the notification to go straight to the app. At least Apple gave us the ability to quickly respond to notifications like iMessage banners right on the lock screen (unless of course TouchID is quicker than you).
 
FriednTested said:
It is a lot faster than swipe to unlock...
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Not when you have to do it for everything AFTER sliding to reply to a text etc

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AdonisSMU said:
I do want an AppLockdown feature. That's a great idea.

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Thank you. If its too much hassle to lock down your phone Apple cannot guarantee the security of your device...and ApplePay is not for you at this time. Even if you do just lock down the one app thats still not enough. You can bypass it and go to settings through other means.
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I don't care about the security of my device. jesus you all sound like you live your life in fear. If my phone gets stolen the last thing I'm going to worry about is a bunch of phone numbers being seen by a stranger.

All Apple has to do is require touchid for applepay why is that so hard
 
This might be the most amusing thread up today. Thanks, everyone.
 
iPhone7ate9 said:
All Apple has to do is require touchid for applepay why is that so hard
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I expect it would not be hard at all. Apple doesn't oftentimes program things for one or two people. MOST people, especially people who use Applepay, also care about the security of their phones. Face it, while it's not a bad thing, yours is an odd request. Have a nice day.
 
iPhone7ate9 said:
All Apple has to do is require touchid for applepay why is that so hard
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It isn't. And we understand you want that. But right now they don't offer that. Repeating your point over and over again isn't going to change it. We get it. You can;t be bothered with a password in any form. For now, either accept that you need a password lock (every four hours at monimum) or you can't use Apple pay.

I too, am baffled at your resistance to touch ID, but far be it for me to judge you for that. Do what you want. Unfortunately your choices currently do, indeed, make it impossible for you to use Apple pay.
 
lordofthereef said:
It isn't. And we understand you want that. But right now they don't offer that. Repeating your point over and over again isn't going to change it. We get it. You can;t be bothered with a password in any form. For now, either accept that you need a password lock (every four hours at monimum) or you can't use Apple pay.

I too, am baffled at your resistance to touch ID, but far be it for me to judge you for that. Do what you want. Unfortunately your choices currently do, indeed, make it impossible for you to use Apple pay.
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Because it's laggy, and every time you want to reply to a text on the lock screen you have to slide and do it
 
iPhone7ate9 said:
Because it's laggy, and every time you want to reply to a text on the lock screen you have to slide and do it
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You can quick reply from the lock screen, no need to unlock the phone. Just swipe from right to left on the text, and tap the blue "Reply" button.
 
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