The "passcode attempt" message is so annoying!

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The "passcode attempt" message is so annoying!

I don't use the passcode lock option, but I do use the Restrictions option. I tried to see what happens by entering the wrong restrictions passcode, but then is displayed an annoying red bar saying I entered a wrong passcode 1 time. And when I try to exit the passcode entry, and reenter, it still displays that annoying message until I enter the right passcode. It's so annoying, and I hate that message. Is there any way to get rid of it besides entering the correct passcode?

Posted on Jan 3, 2016 2:43 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 3, 2016 2:57 PM in response to restaurantpattybob

It's also there as a counter to the number of failed attempts. After 6 it starts increasingly timing out so the message is there to warn you that you may be using up attempts. If you also did use a screen lock passcode, after 10 failed attempts, you'd be locked out until you restored the device as new to reset the passcode. The message stays up because you don't get infinite attempts without consequences and it may be valuable to a user to know when to stop trying and see if they can actually remember the right passcode.

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Answer 2

Jan 3, 2016 3:49 PM in response to restaurantpattybob

I understand you don't like most of the messages (or a large number of the features) of iOS but, like the "Download Now?" and "No Content", you wanted to get rid of, you can't get rid of these, either. No phone is going to let you completely customize it at this level. Any phone you get will have warning messages for a variety of things.

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Answer 3

sberman

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Jan 3, 2016 2:46 PM in response to restaurantpattybob

No.

And it seems to me that having an annoying message there is a good feature. It would tend to discourage kids from trying to guess the restrictions passcode.

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