Feb262011

How can I set up my fingerprint as a password on my iPhone?

Keshab acharya asks:

I want to make my fingerprint the password for my iPhone. What do I need to do for that? Please answer me.



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Josh Fox

February 26, 2011

In short, you can’t. There are some apps that make it look like you can, but the screen can’t do a scan. It *could* be possible for the camera to be used for something like face recognition, but that would probably take a considerable amount of hacking and a jailbroken phone. I haven’t seen anything available that can do this and chances are, it probably won’t happen.

However, I’m not sure what kinds of accessories might be available that could provide the function, but since accessories can be removed and a fingerprint scanner would more than likely drain the batter, it wouldn’t be ideal.

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fruitgeek

February 27, 2011

I don’t think that is currently possible. The touchscreen wouldn’t be sensitive enough to detect a fingerprint pattern accurately, and you know Apple never releases something until it is perfect. :-)

I’m pretty sure there are other lockscreen passcode solutions if you jailbreak, but fingerprint is not one of them.

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Mike

February 28, 2011

I agree with the previous answers.

But with iOS 4.2.1 (maybe older versions too) you can activate complex passcodes. To enable complex passcodes:
1. go to Settings > General
2. open Passcode Lock
3. deactivate Simple Passcode (off)
4. click on Turn Passcode On

Now you can specify a passcode with numbers, letters, some special characters and longer than 4 characters!

Kelly-harrison

Worked a treat

January 24, 2012
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Abcsender

August 16, 2011

I tried but this stupid lie, didn’t work by me either

Cameron Kidd

I know right i bought some apps for it and it was a rip off!!

November 20, 2011
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Suryaketu

August 19, 2011

Dude ! mike is right thats best way of protection in iPhone.

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Kevynav

December 16, 2011

try looking in cydia android lock. you can use an android passcode lock and if you have the normal passcode on it will be asking you when you unlock it. so, if you do it correctly you will have an iphone with android lockscreen and the iphone lock at same time (if running in ios 4 or higher you con turn simple passcode off and have a letter number combination longer than 4 digits

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Bob

January 13, 2012

U have to jailbreak it there is no app mine is jail broken and I can go it

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Jenniebentley

February 7, 2012

how can i get my figerprint has my password on my  dell laptop cuase i like it and i am trying to get it strat but i can’t do it

Xitro Citix

Retard

February 29, 2012
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simon

April 25, 2012

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