Requirement to enter passcode every 48 hours

I Think maybe you meant to reply to somebody else. My post consisted of the fact that the problem had disappeared for me, and that we should be more patient with those who are posting their frustrations.

That's cool, but I was really trying to get the folks who are being hard on those who are frustrated to stop badgering them. If you can't vent about an Apple problem on Apple's forum, where can you?

For the record, I expect the bug to resurface for me at some point, and when it does, my panties are likely to twist a bit. Mostly because Apple is so maddeningly silent when it comes to acknowledging small issues like this.

And to those folks who defend Apple dragging their feet on fixing this particular bug, let's all understand that this is a security related issue. This is not like any other myriad problems with the ios platforms, this is a security related issue that is very visible to potentially millions of users. That said, if Apple is fine with this security-related bug existing in the wild, with nary a mention of a proposed fix, then what other security-related holes are in their software that they will "eventually get around to fixing"? The brightness controls in my ipad air 2 are behaving funky, so I have to leave brightness on manual, disabling auto adjust. That's an insignificant bug, something I can live with, something that doesn't affect the security of my device. This touch id bug is about security of my device. This bug means I have to key in my passcode more often than I would otherwise, creating an environment of reduced security. If this bug didn't affect so many users, you could understand Apple treating it mildly. But this is a highly visible failure of a security measure in ios software. What else isn't working properly in their security? This bug would have been easy to spot by their internal Q/A people, but they failed to find this. What else is out there that may be more hidden than this, that their slack Q/A people haven't found?

Yeah, it always strikes me as odd when individual users defend Apple here. To each his own I guess, but if Apple felt they needed defending here on their own forums, I think they'd probably do it themselves.

anyway, it seems like a security issue to me. Yes, there are bigger problems that are certainly more urgent, but this isn't a zero sum game. Or at least it shouldn't be.

technonut wrote:

And to those folks who defend Apple dragging their feet on fixing this particular bug, let's all understand that this is a security related issue.

but it is not decreasing security.

I'd like to buzz in on this one, Alex...

It seems to me that anything related to TouchID or the passcode lock screen is security-related. However, more specifically, every time I have to enter my passcode in public, it increases the risk that it will be seen by another, and my security compromised.

Of course, that's just my opinion, and I'd love to hear yours. As a wise person once said:

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts."

With that in mind, I don't claim to be an expert, and I'm always ready to be enlightened.

tthat's true. There is no rhyme or reason for the 48 hour message. None. Which is an interesting slightly annoying (emphasis on slightly) occurrence.

Nothing that we can't tolerate but I'd love to know what the issue WAS when it's been fixed.

As I said previously, the bug seems to have retreated to the bowels of my iPad for the time being. I have no idea why. I didn't reboot, reset, restore, or update. And, for the record, I have no exchange accounts or anything enterprise related installed.

It's good that this thread is somewhat active. I like to believe that somebody somewhere is watching, although I have no reason to be optimistic in that regard.

But what happens when it asks for the passcode and then the device does not recognized it? factory reset the device? I guess until there is a fix there is an added importance to backup the device on a regular basis.

Having the exact same problem on my iPad iOS 9.1 and iPhone, same iOS. It is anoying as ****. Specially when you are certain it hasn't been more than 11 hours at the most. Problem is it does not happen all the time. It's kind of random.

I use iOS "Continuity" to receive incoming iPhone calls on my iPad. The erroneous 48-hour alert seems to occur in the morning after I have declined an incoming call on my iPad the previous evening. I have reported the issue through Apple's iPhone Feedback page and suggest that others do the same.

I'm now seeing the same behavior. In my opinion, this should be considered a bug. If not, we have to assume that Apple has completely given up on usability as a leading concept in their products. This "feature" is annoying and pointless. If Apple development had a clue, they'd set a configuration in touch id setup to govern this behavior. In my view, Apple is doing more marketing spin than real innovation these days. Just weak.

This bug persists, and has caused me to disable the passcode altogether. I hate not having any security, but I find it very annoying that a feature that should be increasing the security of my iPad is reducing it. I can't disable it on my iPhone as I carry that everywhere. So I just curse under my breath at Apple every day or so.

Since the most recent iOS update 9.2 (13C75), this bug has changed clothes. The "48 hours" message no longer shows up. Now my iPhone 6 Plus just randomly forces me to enter my passcode when I push the home button, with usual message about needing the passcode after a restart. Except that I haven't restarted. Just wanted to throw this out there.

IM having the exact same issue and it drives me round the twist.... Apple make a big deal about how secure a fingerprint id system is compared to a simple password and then, every 48 hours, or on a re-boot the fingerprint is no longer the best form of security but either a four or six digit password is... Make up your mind Apple please!!!