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Touch ID / lock screen bug in 8.4?

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batting1000

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Just got the 8.4 update installed on my iPad Air 2 and I'm noticing something with Touch ID and the lock screen. Normally, if you press the home button and leave your finger on it, the lock screen would appear and then quickly transition to the home screen.

Now, I'm noticing when I press the home button and leave my finger on it, the screen stays off for a second and then comes on as the home screen animation starts, pretty much skipping over the lock screen.

Anyone else noticing slightly different behavior with unlocking with Touch ID on 8.4?
 
I'm not seeing that here on my iPad Air 2.

Lock screen appears and then quickly off to the home screen.
 
I think it's doing the same thing it's always done. I don't see anything like what you describe.
 
Gonna do a restore and see if it fixes it. There seems to be a noticeable delay between pressing the home button and the screen turning on.
 
Still seeing this issue...hmm...only does it if I've left the iPad locked for a little while. If I turn the screen on right after turning it off, there's no issue.
 
batting1000 said:
Just got the 8.4 update installed on my iPad Air 2 and I'm noticing something with Touch ID and the lock screen. Normally, if you press the home button and leave your finger on it, the lock screen would appear and then quickly transition to the home screen.

Now, I'm noticing when I press the home button and leave my finger on it, the screen stays off for a second and then comes on as the home screen animation starts, pretty much skipping over the lock screen.

Anyone else noticing slightly different behavior with unlocking with Touch ID on 8.4?
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Works fine for me as well.
 
batting1000 said:
Seems fine on 8.3. Must be an issue w/ 8.4...not sure why
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Came on here to see if anyone else was having this problem. It is not happening all the time but maybe 4-5 times out of 10 unlocks.

How did you go back to 8.3?
 
It's not really a problem/issue per se, right? Basically more of a (weird) glitch at best?
 
C DM said:
It's not really a problem/issue per se, right? Basically more of a (weird) glitch at best?
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Well whatever you wanna call it lol
The point is, the screen is expected to turn on almost immediately after pressing the home button as would be the case with any iOS device or Mac. I reverted back to 8.3 and it works as expected. I did a clean restore of 8.4 earlier and I was still having the issue/problem/glitch/bug.
 
batting1000 said:
Well whatever you wanna call it lol
The point is, the screen is expected to turn on almost immediately after pressing the home button as would be the case with any iOS device or Mac. I reverted back to 8.3 and it works as expected. I did a clean restore of 8.4 earlier and I was still having the issue/problem/glitch/bug.
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I undersigned that it's not the expected outcome, I was just trying to figure out if there's an actual problem or issue that is being experienced in relation to it, or simply that it's just not the expected outcome for a small thing that is essentially inconsequential (but, still, different from what is normally expected).
 
lagwagon said:
Exactly. What does it matter really if you "see" the lock screen for half a second if you're unlocking it anyways and wanting to go right to the home screen.
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It's not what I "want" to happen, it's what has happened on iOS 8.3 and prior. The screen should turn on quickly after I press the home button which it does on 8.3 and prior, not 1-2 seconds after I press it. It's only occurring on my iPad, not my iPhone.
 
batting1000 said:
Still seeing this issue...hmm...only does it if I've left the iPad locked for a little while. If I turn the screen on right after turning it off, there's no issue.
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Seeing the exact same issue. If I lock the iPad, and then press the home button while Touch ID kicks in to unlock, there is about a 1-2 second delay with a black screen. Then, just as the OP states, the screen flys in, but you don't see the lock screen at all. It seems like the home button isn't registered for the first second or two. The home button should trigger the lock screen immediately. Not a huge issue, just bizarre. I'm sure others are seeing this, just not noticing it. Pay attention to when you actually press the home button and continue to keep your finger there waiting for Touch ID. It's usually so fast, you'd miss it if you blinked...but in this case, it's very apparent. Also, as the op said, it doesn't happen immediately...the iPad screen needs to be off for maybe a minute or so.
 
mconk said:
Seeing the exact same issue. If I lock the iPad, and then press the home button while Touch ID kicks in to unlock, there is about a 1-2 second delay with a black screen. Then, just as the OP states, the screen flys in, but you don't see the lock screen at all. It seems like the home button isn't registered for the first second or two. The home button should trigger the lock screen immediately. Not a huge issue, just bizarre. I'm sure others are seeing this, just not noticing it. Pay attention to when you actually press the home button and continue to keep your finger there waiting for Touch ID. It's usually so fast, you'd miss it if you blinked...but in this case, it's very apparent. Also, as the op said, it doesn't happen immediately...the iPad screen needs to be off for maybe a minute or so.
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Glad there's another person with the same issue. It bothered me so I just went back to 8.3 and it's working fine again.
 
batting1000 said:
Glad there's another person with the same issue. It bothered me so I just went back to 8.3 and it's working fine again.
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Only acknowledged that this was even a thing after I read your post! I did notice it earlier, but shrugged it off. As fast as the Air 2 is, sometimes iOS stutters with animations...but after reading your post, I was able to replicate it again with the screen off for about a minute. Very strange...
 
mconk said:
Seeing the exact same issue. If I lock the iPad, and then press the home button while Touch ID kicks in to unlock, there is about a 1-2 second delay with a black screen. Then, just as the OP states, the screen flys in, but you don't see the lock screen at all. It seems like the home button isn't registered for the first second or two. The home button should trigger the lock screen immediately. Not a huge issue, just bizarre. I'm sure others are seeing this, just not noticing it. Pay attention to when you actually press the home button and continue to keep your finger there waiting for Touch ID. It's usually so fast, you'd miss it if you blinked...but in this case, it's very apparent. Also, as the op said, it doesn't happen immediately...the iPad screen needs to be off for maybe a minute or so.
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Seems more like the screen simply doesn't respond fast enough to come on before the TouchID already unlocks the phone so by time the backlight comes on its already off the lockscreen and onto showing the unlocked screen.
 
batting1000 said:
Glad there's another person with the same issue. It bothered me so I just went back to 8.3 and it's working fine again.
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That essentially inconsequential difference enough to go back a whole update?
 
C DM said:
Seems more like the screen simply doesn't respond fast enough to come on before the TouchID already unlocks the phone so by time the backlight comes on its already off the lockscreen and onto showing the unlocked screen.
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Keeps up perfectly in 8.3. I'm sure it'll be fixed eventually...I've reported it already
 
C DM said:
That essentially inconsequential difference enough to go back a whole update?
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Yeah, I'm obsessive over small things, I find it bothersome for some reason. There's nothing in 8.4 that I must have so I'll just wait and see what happens.
 
batting1000 said:
Keeps up perfectly in 8.3. I'm sure it'll be fixed eventually...I've reported it already
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Hopefully, but then again there have been bugs that have been there for some time that aren't of much impact that haven't been addressed in update after update.
 
mconk said:
Only acknowledged that this was even a thing after I read your post! I did notice it earlier, but shrugged it off. As fast as the Air 2 is, sometimes iOS stutters with animations...but after reading your post, I was able to replicate it again with the screen off for about a minute. Very strange...
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I think it did it even without Touch ID on when I tried earlier and it didn't occur when I had the iPad plugged in
 
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