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The biggest problem imho is that we only have two states on our phones - locked and unlocked. Ideally, I should be able to unlock the phone and take photos usi
by trulyme 5y ago
The biggest problem imho is that we only have two states on our phones - locked and unlocked.
Ideally, I should be able to unlock the phone and take photos using just my fingerprint. In my case I would also like to be able to call, message, play games and similar. But to access the 2fa app, cryptoasset app or similar, I must further authenticate in a way that I only reveal parts of my secret ("Enter 3rd, 8th and 11th character of your password:"). The assumption here is that I will mostly authenticate in a private setting, but sometimes I might not have that luxury.
- cblconfederate 5y ago"now place your left index, then your right pinky" etc.
- Labo333 5y agoNice concept! It made me realize this is the purpose of PINs for some apps (eg Signal)
- menage 5y agoOn Android (don't know about iOS) you can take photos without even unlocking - double press on the power button opens the camera. You can't access anything else (including existing photos in the camera roll).
- redler 5y agoIt works the same way on iPhones. The lock screen includes a camera button. When tapped, the phone enter a camera-only mode in which only photos taken during that session are accessible.
- newscracker 5y agoYou can also swipe the right on the screen to open the camera instead of pressing the camera button on the screen.
- abletonlive 5y agoyou definitely don't need to unlock to take photos on iOS.
- trulyme 5y agoTrue, and it is a step in right direction. However I still don't want to expose my bank app credentials every time I show someone my vacation photos.
- Tagbert 5y agoWhy would your banks account access not require additional credentials beyond what gives access to your photos? I have an iPhone. TouchID/FaceID can give access to the photos, but to get to my bank account, I use a separate login.
- hunter2_ 5y agoYou're looking for "screen pinning" on Android or "guided access" on iOS. It's been around for quite a while.
- paxys 5y agoYou can already configure apps you are allowed to use on iPhone & Android without unlocking the device. And individual apps are anyways free to implement their own security mechanisms.