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PIN code instead of AppleID PW?
- Thread starter MrSimmo
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Don't think so. I just set "never ask for a password anymore" to avoid to type in my lengthy password for each purchase. However, I can imagine if you have kids you prefer not to do so.
IMHO the combined intellectual force of Apple Design and the billion-dollar (bean) counters at Apple should have come up with a better solution, e.g. stick a TouchID sensor under the home button on the remote or somehow use an iOS device with TouchID to approve the purchase. They also could have used sending a 4-digit code to your iOS device to approve the purchase, way easier than typing in a 20 letter password using the touchpad.
IMHO the combined intellectual force of Apple Design and the billion-dollar (bean) counters at Apple should have come up with a better solution, e.g. stick a TouchID sensor under the home button on the remote or somehow use an iOS device with TouchID to approve the purchase. They also could have used sending a 4-digit code to your iOS device to approve the purchase, way easier than typing in a 20 letter password using the touchpad.
+1 Touch ID and/or 2FA-like auth would have been perfect. I have a long Apple ID password so have it turned off but I can see how that's not workable with kids, etc. As been said many times, the whole data entry method screams for an answer before it was released.
Someone in another thread claimed they did this. They first turned off the requirement for passwords to make purchases. Then under Restrictions, they required a PIN code. I haven't tried it and can't find the thread right now.
-Kevin
-Kevin
Might have been my post. It reverted back to asking me for a password after a day. Could be a bug I don't know.
Also, when entering your PIN there is no privacy (i.e. its not like entering a PIN on the xbox controller, everyone sees your selections). This was great about the remote app.