How do you remove slide to unlock

HoosierMan22 wrote:

I agree with the original user, but I think the idea is to be able to "turn off" (or on) the Slide to Unlock feature in settings as opposed to having Apple remove it. I, too, would like to go directly to the home screen without an extra required step.

Tell Apple here -> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

For iPhone 5S & later, no need since you can press and hold Home to unlock with TouchID.

I have an iPhone 6 and I appreciate that Chris CA; but, I would still prefer the option for no steps versus any extra per "slide to unlock" OR TouchID--just turn on and begin using, at least most of the time. It's a relatively minor issue for me, but the control/ability to fully customize one's own experience (rather than a one size fits all) is...sweet freedom. lol

HoosierMan22 wrote:

I have an iPhone 6 and I appreciate that Chris CA; but, I would still prefer the option for no steps versus any extra per "slide to unlock" OR TouchID--just turn on and begin using,

Yeah, that's what I do.

I turn it on by pressing the Home button. This unlocks and opens it.

There are no "extra steps".

Again, tell Apple here -> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Did that prior to replying/after my original post. Thanks. Just contributing to the original discussion as well. Thanks for your help.

Sorry to revive this old thread; I know I'm replying to a post that's over 3 years old but...

Does anyone know if this feature still exists? I have an iPad Air (1st gen) with a smart cover and the behavior Ralph9430 describes is exactly what I'm looking for -- but every time I open the smart cover, I'm greeted with that accursed slide to unlock screen. I assume there's some sort of configuration required but I've tried everything I could think of and nothing seems to make it behave as Ralpph describes. Did Apple do away with this option in some version of iOS subsequent to Raph's post?

My two cents regarding the functlaity/usefulness of the slide to unlock screen... I think it's preposterous and a bad design. Whether on an iPhone or iPad or ANY smartphone/tablet, there's really no point whatsoever. If you have a passcode and you turn the device on/wake it up, go straight to the passcode entry screen. If you do not have a passcode set then go straight to the home screen or the previous state with the last active app. There is simply no good reason for the slide to unlock screen. Time? Battery %? Wallpaper for personalizatio? Put them on the passcode entry screen! Any way you slice it, sliding to unlock is an inefficient and unnecessary step that just adds time and complexity to the user experience. The fact that Android, Amazon and every other manufacturer of smart devices has felt the need to mimic this silliness shows you just how "me, too" the whole tech industry is. How about some INNOVATION?! Apple once blazed a new trail with "Think Different"... it's time some other companies follow suit!

Don't have any real issues with the Slide to Unlock feature other than it being a, relatively, benign annoyance.

My issues stem mostly from the Touch ID aspect of iDevices.

What happens if the person that has Touch ID on their iDevices is somehow, not available, incompacitated, comatose, or has died and you need or have to access their mobile devices.

At least with a passcode, if you leave a copy of the code somewhere for your spouse or family members to find, they can get into your device, if they need to.

Same with computer login ID's and passwords and login ID's and passwords for all of the websites that person was using (like email, social media sites, any otherr sites or cloud service sites. If that info is available you can shutdown or cancel all of those places and or contact those that use these services to leave messages about their condition if they haven't been heard from in a long while on websites the hurt love one used to regualrly visit.

With Touch ID, you are basically screwed trying to access that person's mobile devices as you need their physical fingerprint/s to open/unlock the device.

How would you go about getting their fingerprint to unlock the device?

Get the device to the funeral parlor and have get the deceased family member's finger print that way?

If incompacitated, paralyzed or in a coma, go to the hospital and put the correct finger from your loved one on the device Touch ID button to open/unlock it so you can reset the passcode to something the surviving family member/s can use to access the sick loved one's mobile devices?

Calm down. Touch ID is not mandatory. The passcode (there always must be one defined) can be used any time without having to use touch ID.

tonefox wrote:

Calm down. Touch ID is not mandatory. The passcode (there always must be one defined) can be used any time without having to use touch ID.

I do understand that you don't have to use Touch ID, but it seems many are using this security feature more and more, though.

Some of my family members use it, also.

So, I am just broaching the subject that if something happens to those people (life happens. Look at some of the famous people who just, recently, died and died last year. Some were still in their 40's) that they cannot access their portable mobile devices and they have touch ID protected their devices.

How would surviving family members go about accessing their devices with Touch ID in place?

It is something to think about.

MichelPM wrote:

tonefox wrote:

Calm down. Touch ID is not mandatory. The passcode (there always must be one defined) can be used any time without having to use touch ID.

I do understand that you don't have to use Touch ID, but it seems many are using this security feature more and more, though.

Some of my family members use it, also.

So, I am just broaching the subject that if something happens to those people (life happens. Look at some of the famous people who just, recently, died and died last year. Some were still in their 40's) that they cannot access their portable mobile devices and they have touch ID protected their devices.

How would surviving family members go about accessing their devices with Touch ID in place?

It is something to think about.

Simple. They make sure that their passcode is recorded and available somewhere. Their relatives could then always gain access via the passcode, which is required to even set up the finger print Touch ID in the first place. Just as they should make sure any passwords needed for bank accounts and what not are available as part of their estate planning, so should their device pass codes be available. You could record pass codes in a home safe and the combination of the safe in your will, for example.

I have obviously not expressed myself well:

The iPhone can always be accessed by entering a passcode. There is always a passcode. It is impossible to set up an iPhone without defining a passcode. You can also set up Touch ID . But touch ID does not prevent the passcode being used. For the life of the iPhone, it can be accessed by EITHER the touch ID OR the passcode.

Yes, slide to unlock is a relatively benign annoyance but, life has enough annoyances already, doesn't it? And annoyances are amplified when you have to deal with them dozens of times per day. As for Touch ID, even when enabled, it is not the only way to unlock a device. The passcode will still do that. Personally, though, I find Touch ID to be a much more elegant solution. My wife has a fingerprint registered on my iPhone 6 and vice versa. If she died tomorrow, I may not remember her passcode, but my fingerprint would still work.

This is good to know. My first experience with Touch ID for me is on my new iPad Pro.

It is good to know that the passcode can still be accessed.

Thanks for the info on this.

Good info to know as my only Touch ID iDevice is my iPad Pro.

So, thanks for the additional info about this feature.

I am glad to know the passcode can still be accessed.

Thanks for the extra info.

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Thanks for this very useful info, Michael.

LIke I replied to others, my iPad Pro is my only new iDevice that has the Touch ID feature.

It's good to know that the passcode can still be accessed even with the Touch ID activated.

So, this is all good info to have, now.

I may try this feature at some point later in the future.

Thanks, Michael.

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New iPhone user here, so this is frustrating for me. I should only have to do two things to access my phone's features, not three. Once I activate phone by pushing one of 2 buttons, I should just have to enter my passcode, not swipe to get to the place where I can enter my passcode. I wouldn't even mind if they just made it go away if and only if you create a form of security (passcode, fingerprint, etc.).