I have many familiar places besides home that are either worksites or restaurants.
Will the security delay affect these familiar places since I do not have a “set” work location?
I would imagine that, since Apple regularly keeps track of my location, this would be a simple process to enact if it is not being done already.
Unimpressed-Mike wrote:
I am / was concerned that Apple wiou.dl restrict my access to my phone because I am often not in "work or home" and would not want to find myself in a position where I need to use the phone but face the security delay.
I mabe simply confused by Apple's explanation about when the security delay will not occur and what exactly will I be locked out of. I read the explanation, but it doesn't make sense. Maybe I am just getting senile.
I think you may be concerned about what Security Delay actually does:
With Stolen Device Protection, you may also be required to wait an hour before using your iPhone to make changes to critical security settings or your Apple ID. If your iPhone is not in a familiar location, you must authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID, wait for the security delay to end, then authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID again to update settings such as the following:
You wont be locked out of your phone at unfamilir locations. I would imagine most people don't do any of thos things very often. It really shouldn't affect your day-to-day use of the phone.
About Stolen Device Protection for iPhone - Apple Support
Unimpressed-Mike wrote:
I am / was concerned that Apple wiou.dl restrict my access to my phone because I am often not in "work or home" and would not want to find myself in a position where I need to use the phone but face the security delay.
I mabe simply confused by Apple's explanation about when the security delay will not occur and what exactly will I be locked out of. I read the explanation, but it doesn't make sense. Maybe I am just getting senile.
I think you may be concerned about what Security Delay actually does:
With Stolen Device Protection, you may also be required to wait an hour before using your iPhone to make changes to critical security settings or your Apple ID. If your iPhone is not in a familiar location, you must authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID, wait for the security delay to end, then authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID again to update settings such as the following:
You wont be locked out of your phone at unfamilir locations. I would imagine most people don't do any of thos things very often. It really shouldn't affect your day-to-day use of the phone.
About Stolen Device Protection for iPhone - Apple Support
Hello~ This is a User Tip authored by *LD150* that should answer your question. I would not advise “clearing” anything. Post back after reading the excellent tip by clicking on below…
Secure your iPhone against passcode hijac… - Apple Community*
*When at a familiar place (home, work) then only passcode is required with no delay.
The iphone learns your familiar locations from Significant Locations, and you may find that, for recently reset or newly set up phones, you may be restricted at home too until it has established your significant places for that device. Turning off or clearing Significant Locations in Privacy and Security, Location Services, System Services, will turn off Familiar Locations.
~Katana-San~
I am sorry.
Try this.
Go to settings
In the search bar type “Location”
Open it.
Go down to Significant Locations
You can see if a purple arrow has gotten your location.
When you select this it will show you all your significant locations.
You can turn that off.
You can also clear your history at the bottom.
What is also important is to remember each app you have given permission too to get your location.
Did you give it general location or exact location?
You can configure this also in settings.
I hope this is more helpful.
Here is what apple care told me to make sure your home or work address is a familiar place
go to contacts and at the top you will see your card - click on that and make sure your addresses are properly listed on this card
then go to settings and turn off WiFi - wait a few minutes and then turn WiFi back on
those addresses should be familiar places now
It’s not separated.
You add your address for work and home in your contact card.
I believe they’re using that as a baseline for your familiar location.
Even if you already have directions, Siri uses that for a map, which alert to speed traps, accidents, roadwork, etc..
Katana-San wrote:
When you are at home and intend to be there over an hour…try turning it on and off.
Great suggestion!
I don’t understand your answer.
a “yes or no” might have been helpful, but you explanation of how to fix a different problem (and without explaining how to “clear it”) doesn’t come close to answering my question.
Sorry if my question was not clear.
Here is what I am trying to learn:
I want to know whether or not my multitudinous “familiar places” will count as “home or work” so I can decide whether or not the new anti-theft feature is worth turning on or will it just interfere with my use of the phone because I have many places that I frequent besides my home.
I don’t want to wait an hour for my phone to unlock if it’s with me, but the explanation given in the setting directions for the new “feature” make it sound like a hindrance to me if I am not at home or “work”.
I like the idea of having stronger security, but not one that locks me out of my phone because I am at a familiar place that is not “work or home” Is not going to be helpful.
Thank you. This information is helpful. It still doesn’t answer my question about familiar places to my complete satisfaction but it makes me understand what locks up when I turn the security delay on.
I always use a Face ID to sign on except when Apple requires me to use a sign-in code, such as after an update or when it doesn’t recognize me, which is rare. This extra protection seems to be for when someone watches me key in my passcode which would be never.
CDT_1979,
I think you are missing my point.
I'm not concerned with having many work locations and I am not trying to hide my location from my phone.
It is because I have many work locations that I cannot add single "ocation" as work or home.
But I cannot count the entire city as my work location -nor would I want to.
Instead, I have many locations (and frequently go to new locations) where I wouldn't want to be locked out of my own phone. So this is my concern and hesitancy to apply the sronger location based security 1 -hour delay lock.
I am / was concerned that Apple wiou.dl restrict my access to my phone because I am often not in "work or home" and would not want to find myself in a position where I need to use the phone but face the security delay.
I mabe simply confused by Apple's explanation about when the security delay will not occur and what exactly will I be locked out of. I read the explanation, but it doesn't make sense. Maybe I am just getting senile.
Hello~ It’s something new and we are all learning..so please don’t consider yourself senile as I certainly don’t. When you are at home and intend to be there over an hour…try turning it on and off.
~Katana-San~
Another example is that my phone knows when it is in my car for Apple play music through my car’s system and it can find my car in maps (well, Google maps at least. )
All you have to do is clear it.
I do it daily.
Hello ~ It’s what I did and worked just fine. I must say it concerned me as well but no issues. Thank you wise one!!
~Katana-San~
Katana-San wrote:
Hello ~ It’s what I did and worked just fine. I must say it concerned me as well but no issues. Thank you wise one!!
You're the smart cookie here!
Hello once more~ You have taught me well!!🙏🙏
~Katana-San~
When I have many familiar places
