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If it's like the vast majority of fingerprint implementations it will be a "use either method" mechanism.

w1ntermute 13y ago
And so the people who are currently not using a lock screen because it's too much trouble are going to instead set up their phones so that they have to either use their fingerprint or enter a password, based on whether they have gloves on? I don't think so. They'll probably just turn this off and use the swipe-to-unlock method (which is quite confusing and unintuitive in iOS 7, by the way: http://cdn.andrewmunsell.com/img/articles/ios7-design/xlock.jpg.pagespeed.ic.gHT9xL_ajP.webp http://cdn.andrewmunsell.com/img/articles/ios7-design/xlock....).
- corresation 13y ago
  either use their fingerprint or enter a password Yes. Absolutely. How is this so controversial? My laptop lets me enter a password, or use a fingerscan. 99% of the time I use a fingerscan, but I have had it malfunction (the driver died or something) in which case I used the password. I very much imagine the iPhone 5S will try to drive a similar use. It's "too much trouble" with a screen code when you have to do it every single time you grab your device. If you have a fingerprint alternative for the overwhelming majority of cases, yes it would make security more likely.
  - w1ntermute 13y ago
    > Yes. Absolutely. How is this so controversial? You clearly don't understand the target audience. An either-or setup for unlocking their phone is already way too complicated, especially for the average iPhone user. Steve Jobs would have never allowed such a gimmicky feature.
    - corresation 13y ago
      You are being overly cynical. The notion that a screenlock is onerous is entirely based upon the idea that doing it every time you want to use your device quickly becomes a major PITA: I despise the fact that I have to do a screen pattern over and over and over again, and honestly would disable it if I weren't forced to keep it on by an ActiveSync policy. If I could bypass it with a quick fingerprint scan that would be brilliant, and that is what Apple is going for. I'm going to guess they do okay in the whole glove situation.

And so the people who are currently not using a lock screen because it's too much trouble are going to instead set up their phones so that they have to either use their fingerprint or enter a password, based on whether they have gloves on? I don't think so. They'll probably just turn this off and use the swipe-to-unlock method (which is quite confusing and unintuitive in iOS 7, by the way: http://cdn.andrewmunsell.com/img/articles/ios7-design/xlock.jpg.pagespeed.ic.gHT9xL_ajP.webp http://cdn.andrewmunsell.com/img/articles/ios7-design/xlock....).

corresation 13y ago
either use their fingerprint or enter a password Yes. Absolutely. How is this so controversial? My laptop lets me enter a password, or use a fingerscan. 99% of the time I use a fingerscan, but I have had it malfunction (the driver died or something) in which case I used the password. I very much imagine the iPhone 5S will try to drive a similar use. It's "too much trouble" with a screen code when you have to do it every single time you grab your device. If you have a fingerprint alternative for the overwhelming majority of cases, yes it would make security more likely.
- w1ntermute 13y ago
  > Yes. Absolutely. How is this so controversial? You clearly don't understand the target audience. An either-or setup for unlocking their phone is already way too complicated, especially for the average iPhone user. Steve Jobs would have never allowed such a gimmicky feature.
  - corresation 13y ago
    You are being overly cynical. The notion that a screenlock is onerous is entirely based upon the idea that doing it every time you want to use your device quickly becomes a major PITA: I despise the fact that I have to do a screen pattern over and over and over again, and honestly would disable it if I weren't forced to keep it on by an ActiveSync policy. If I could bypass it with a quick fingerprint scan that would be brilliant, and that is what Apple is going for. I'm going to guess they do okay in the whole glove situation.