How to restore 'After 4 hours' option for passcode requirement in Face ID settings on iPhone 17?

As I have a new look, faceid didn’t recognize me a few times. So I had to go to “Face ID & Passcode” to give the new look - it scanned again my face. Don’t remember what exactly I pressed more in the “Face ID & Passcode” options BUT my iphone 17 doesn’t give me anymore the “After 4 hours” option in “Require Passcode”.

I tried enabling/disabling “iPhone Unlock” in “Use Face ID For”

I tried enabling/disabling “Stolen Device Protection” and no change! The phone doesn’t give me anymore the “After 4 hours”



I own one more iphone - iphone 15. What annoys me even more is that on my second iphone, I had to update the new look as well. Then it didn’t show the “After 4 hours” option as well, BUT after a few clicks in the menu of “Face ID and passcode”, it DOES show me the “After 4 hours” - can’t recall what exact clicks I made, but now both phones are EXACTLY the same in options enabled BUT one iphone shows “After 4 hours” while the other shows only one option “Immediately” when I go to “Require Passcode”


I have the 2 phones like this:

iPhone 17 pro - iOS 26.2

iPhone 15 pro - was iOS 26.1 (now iOS 26.2)


Why!?


It can’t be the different iOS because I just updated also my iphone 15 to iOS 26.2 but it still gives me the 4 hours option.


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Original Title: My iphone keeps requiring me passcode or FaceId when I unlock it. In settings “Face ID & Passcode” gives no other option than “Immediately” in the “Require Passcode” menu - “After 4 hours” and the rest are GONE!

iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Jan 5, 2026 7:20 PM

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How to restore 'After 4 hours' option for passcode requirement in Face ID settings on iPhone 17?

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