Requirement to enter passcode every 48 hours

@Jeff Hallgren

This is exactly what happens. It is always in the morning after some eight+ hours of not unlocking the phone. Thanks for this elaborate explanation.

T.

See the post 2 above yours for the actual explanation. Re: Requirement to enter passcode every 48 hours

VVery good. That certainly seems to explain it. Thanks.

I got a 6S (upgrade from a 5) this fall (about two weeks after the 6S launch) and I have had the same issue since I got it. I use the touch id multiple times everyday and then get the 48 hour message. Mine seem to come about every 48 hours though. Almost as though it never recognizes that I use the touch id at all.

Additionally this morning I had the issue but it didn't give me the 48 hour screen, just a generic "Your passcode is required to enable touch id" further more the keyboard wasn't working. I was able to turn shift on (for the first character)(I now use a complex password, not the 4 or 6 digit one) and no other key responded after that. I restarted the phone and was able to log in.

I agree that having this bug diminishes security, sure its not allowing people to get on unhindered, but as stated on the previous page, when you enter your password, its very visible if some one is watching for it. One of the big selling points about the 6S for me was the touch id, and if its going to 'randomly' force me to enter my password, then I can't garuntee security of my password unless I don't want to log into the phone.