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Obviously facial recognition and fingerprints aren't as good as a passcode. But they're better than the previous alternative, nothing. Before fingerprint/facial
by rhinoceraptor 9y ago
Obviously facial recognition and fingerprints aren't as good as a passcode. But they're better than the previous alternative, nothing. Before fingerprint/facial recognition, for the most part the only people who used a passcode were forced to because it was a company phone.
- craftyguy 9y agoIdeally there would be a way to use both, as a two-factor auth mechanism. CopperheadOS supported using fingerprint + passphrase/code briefly but it broke when they moved to Android 7 and they never could find the resources to fix it.
- colejohnson66 9y agoI see people saying Apple should allow fingerprint plus passcode, but I've yet to hear someone explain how it would work if it can't read your fingerprint? A longer passcode? Why not just use the longer passcode in the first place.
- craftyguy 9y agoHow does it work today if you just enable fingerprint authentication (I'm asking because I don't know) ? Do you also have to set a backup passcode to use in case it can't read your fingerprint? Can you register multiple fingerprints in case you decide to put your main index finger too close to a sanding belt?
- colejohnson66 9y agoOn iPhone, you can register multiple fingerprints, but if it can't read your finger within 5(?) tries, it requires a passcode. It also allows you to skip the fingerprint and just enter the passcode if you want. That's useful for when you ask someone you trust to find something on your phone for you.
- craftyguy 9y agoI see. So maybe a combination of fingerprint + shorter passcode to unlock, or a long passphrase to bypass?
- donarb 9y agoAnd if you reboot your phone you must enter the passcode in order to enable TouchID after that.
- BenjiWiebe 9y agoSounds very similar to Android too.
- hvidgaard 9y agoFingerprint and pin to unlock, or a passcode.