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Completely agree and was going to make this same point. The PIN system is a lot easier to "hack" considering that all numerical layouts are the same and all PIN
by dkrich 12y ago
Completely agree and was going to make this same point. The PIN system is a lot easier to "hack" considering that all numerical layouts are the same and all PIN's are four-digits. Thus you only have to see the area in which they are touching the screen to get something close if not exactly accurate to the correct PIN.
Same goes for the Android swipe pattern system except that if you turn off the pattern display it is much more difficult to detect since length and pattern can vary. However, on two separate occasions people have noted to me that they "now know my pattern" despite my being fairly fast and subtle with how I entered it.
All things considered, I think finger prints are much more secure for most people.
- lukeman 12y agoI haven't tried resetting mine, but allegedly with iOS 8 they're no longer defaulting to the 4-digit simple PIN.
- zippergz 12y agoIt still defaulted to a simple PIN on my iOS 8 devices (including a new iPhone 6). But yes, it is of course possible to change the setting to allow a more complex password.
- stormbrew 12y ago> all PIN's are four-digits You've always (or at least back to the iphone 3gs) been able to choose to use a more complex PIN. Personally I wish the pattern-based lock screen was more dynamic. Like if it rotated while you entered and had a random starting position, it'd make it much harder to read either real-time or through smudges. And it'd be more fun to boot.