on iPhone SE2 I turned off passcode. But phone continues to require the passcode
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Original Title: I shut off passcode required in settings on my iPhone SE2 but it still asks for passcode
Even though you turned off the passcode requirement in settings on your iPhone SE2, it might still ask for a passcode under certain circumstances. This is likely due to Face ID or Touch ID settings, or possibly due to a management profile installed on your device.
Check Face ID/Touch ID Settings:
Check for Management Profiles:
Ensure Passcode is Off:
Even though you turned off the passcode requirement in settings on your iPhone SE2, it might still ask for a passcode under certain circumstances. This is likely due to Face ID or Touch ID settings, or possibly due to a management profile installed on your device.
Check Face ID/Touch ID Settings:
Check for Management Profiles:
Ensure Passcode is Off:
Much of your iPhone's advanced functionality and security features that protect your data simply won’t work unless a Passcode has been set - such as TouchID/FaceID and Keychain stored passwords.
However, should you choose to do so - accepting that anyone that can physically access your iPhone will have unrestricted access to all locally stored files and data - you can disable the Auto-Lock function from iPhone settings:
Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock - set to Never
As documented by Apple in its Security Guide, for devices with TouchID or FaceID enabled, you device Passcode will always be required in the following circumstances…
A passcode or password is also required if the device is in any of the following states:
• The device has just been turned on or restarted
• The user has logged out of their Mac account (or hasn’t yet logged in).
• The user hasn’t unlocked their device for more than 48 hours.
• The user hasn’t used their passcode or password to unlock their device for 156 hours (six and a half days), and the user hasn’t used a biometric to unlock their device in
4 hours.
• The device has received a remote lock command
• The user exited power off / Emergency SOS by pressing and holding either volume button and the Sleep/Wake button simultaneously for 2 seconds and then pressing Cancel.
• There were five unsuccessful biometric match attempts (though for usability, the device might offer entering a passcode or password instead of using biometrics after a smaller number of failures).
When Face ID with a mask is enabled on an iPhone, it’s available for the next 6.5 hours after one of the following user actions:
• Successful Face ID match attempt (with or without a mask)
• Device passcode validation
• Device unlock with Apple Watch
Any of these actions extends the period by an additional 6.5 hours when performed.
Reset the phone… or reset the IPhone settings. See if that works.
I ddi the soft reset and I think it worked. the soft reset to did not delete stored data
I tried going to touch ID & passcode and they asked for a passcode. I doin't ever remembering putting a passcode in setting. But I tried the one I use for the entry passcode, and it did not recognize that sequence. I didn't try any further because i didn't want to get locked out of my phone. BTW, while I checked helpful I am still in bind. And I didn't want to say your response was not helpful. How can I get passed the touch ID code?
deflumeri wrote:
on iPhone SE2 I turned off passcode. But phone continues to require the passcode
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Original Title: I shut off passcode required in settings on my iPhone SE2 but it still asks for passcode
all set. Thanks
How can I stop my iPhone SE from asking for passcode?
