Can I access iPhone 16 with passcode instead of Face ID?

Yes, you can choose to only use a passcode on any iPhone. Face ID is completely optional.

Yes you can use a passcode instead of Face ID if you want to turn off Face ID 1. Go into the Settings app 3.Scroll down till you see Face ID & Passcode if you have a Passcode enabled you will se a prompt for you to enter your passcode enter your passcode 4. scroll down till you see

disable Face ID press on it and Face ID will be disabled

Open Settings ➢ Face ID & Passcode.

Enter your passcode, then disable any of the settings: ⇣

Good luck! 👋🏼😉

Yeah

Apparently, you and I have similar privacy expectations. I have found that using the passcode has been a very secure practice for the past two years of ownership of my iPhone.

DavzinSoCal wrote:

I will never use facial recognition so can you access an iphone 16 with a pass code or touch ID because I’ve had every version but stopped buying at the 7 Plus

and grew up without smartphones so can live without em.

Note that you will not be able to use Stolen Device Protection if you don't use FaceID.

chacra001 wrote:

Apparently, you and I have similar privacy expectations. I have found that using the passcode has been a very secure practice for the past two years of ownership of my iPhone.

Until your device is stolen. Then FaceID will protect your content, but passcode will not if the thief has shoulder surfed you entering your passcode. Face ID is more secure than passcode for that reason, as well as for Stolen Device Protection, which requires it.

DavzinSoCal wrote:

Had iphones since they were invented and never had one stolen or even heard of anyone elses being stolen so if I do upgrade I’d opt out of the protection.

You've never heard of iPhones being stolen? I find that difficult to believe. Until Apple introduced the Activation Lock, they were one of the most stolen mobile phones. They are still stolen. In the U.S., by one estimate, about 7 million are stolen every year. It's great that no one you know has had this happen to them. Yet. But it doesn't mean it can't happen.