The only risk of just using a passcode is that if someone gets your passcode, they can unlock your phone.
So, if you are using at least a 6 digit passcode and you are confident that it would be very hard to guess, then you can just use the passcode. The Face ID is not going to necessarily work 100% of the time. If you reboot, or if the phone thinks it has been rebooted, it will require the passcode. If Attention Aware is on under the Face ID and Passcode settings, you will have a much harder time unlocking it with Face ID. HTH, Richard, USA, "When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: there will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how to fly." -- Barbara J. Winter. My web site: <https://www.turner42.com/> https://www.turner42.com/ From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of pau...@roadrunner.com Sent: Monday, February 24, 2025 12:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: face ID and passcode Hi all. This may seem a stupid question, I have not been using either face ID or a passcode, and realize that there is some risk if someone else gets hold of my phone. Other than my contact list I don’t have sensitive information on the phone, I’ve tried setting up face ID on my iphone 13 mini with no success. Also, when it did work I still was asked for my passcode. Is there an advantage to not use face ID but still use a passcode? God bless! Paula and the pups -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> . Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/00ff01db86fa%245eeb3360%241cc19a20%24%40roadrunner.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/00ff01db86fa%245eeb3360%241cc19a20%24%40roadrunner.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/003a01db8702%248391dae0%248ab590a0%24%40comcast.net.
