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Is it so hard to implement a passcode lock for such things as notes?

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fouraadfproa

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Nov 29, 2010
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Let alone ecnryption.... Many of us leave our phones for a while (a short while not enough say for the master pass lock to be activated) and would really appreciate a per app lock for apps with sensitive info....

...I can't understand why it's not there yet. And I am not going for a 3rd party app because I love how notes sync over mm.
 
Thanks so much for your suggestion!

But I am still shying away from a jailbreak...:(

And it seems kinda counter productive to make your phone more vulnerable to attacks via jailbreak so you can install an app supposed to protect your privacy...

but who know I might at some point jailbreak the thing and get all the great features the jailbreak community offers, which I know are many.
 
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You can try an app called securetext in the app store, it's the just like the note that comes default on the iPhone.
 
thanks for that i ll give it a try, i hope it syncs via mm, because that's the killer feature for me.
 
kind of a bummer isn't it, at least for me it is you know sometimes you lock the phone, and then you pick it up immediately having forgotten to do or check something, as well as placing calls one after the other...way too much of hassle, I now have it at (what?) an hour I think and I find it tiresome sometimes with the constant lock input.

Far better to just protect the apps you want, even hide them as with that safeguard they have to protect kids to access some bits, why isn't notes in there is beyond me.
 
We need facial recognition with the front-facing camera, or a fingerprint reader on the Home button.
 
fouraadfproa said:
But I am still shying away from a jailbreak...:(

And it seems kinda counter productive to make your phone more vulnerable to attacks via jailbreak so you can install an app supposed to protect your privacy...

but who know I might at some point jailbreak the thing and get all the great features the jailbreak community offers, which I know are many.
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More vulnerable? It's only more vulnerable if you install OpenSSH and don't change your password. So jailbreak it, install Locktopus, then love your iPhone all over again.
 
geesh another complaint about security from someone too lazy to use the passlock

set it to something like 1 min and have your passcode be 9999 0000 etc, something you can do in 0.5 seconds

yes its not as secure as 4 random numbers but combined with "erase phone after 10 failed attempts" it's pretty damn good
 
ItsJustafnPhone said:
geesh another complaint about security from someone too lazy to use the passlock

set it to something like 1 min and have your passcode be 9999 0000 etc, something you can do in 0.5 seconds

yes its not as secure as 4 random numbers but combined with "erase phone after 10 failed attempts" it's pretty damn good
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be more polite, and speak for yourself, it's even more secure if you put ti not every one minute, but every 1 sec, guess what to some it's not practical.
 
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What about something as simple as a password for your mail? I can't believe any company would allow their employees to use email on their iPhone without a password.
 
let me get this straight, you're too lazy to input a 4 digit password that protects your phone from use

but you are arguing for the need to input your password everytime you check your mail?

are you that bored or just arguing for the principal?

stop moaning about it and either jailbreak your phone or install a damn password lock
 
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