I'd like to avoid pressing the home button every time I start my iPad. What's the best way to get directly to the main page?
iPad 2
Before iOS 10, you might swipe once across to get past the lock screen.
Now, you push the Home button once. There's no way around this, so far as I know.
mariefromSD wrote:
I'd like to avoid pressing the home button every time I start my iPad. ``
Why? Perhaps if you explain your reasons, someone can offer some alternative suggestions.
There is no other way than pushing the home button. I find it annoying because I use a device without Touch ID. Apple was so unfriendly to remove the option to let users choose what they preferred. So for people with older devices unlocking has become a greater effort.
foo-on-air wrote:
There is no other way than pushing the home button. I find it annoying because I use a device without Touch ID. Apple was so unfriendly to remove the option to let users choose what they preferred. So for people with older devices unlocking has become a greater effort.
The motion is different. I'm not sure I agree it requires greater effort. I do know that getting used to a new motion takes a couple of days.
For me it is a kind of a process break. With a pin code set I had to touch the screen anyway to unlock. It was fluent swiping softly and then tipping a few times. Now I have to touch elsewhere first, then revert to screen and input the pin code. The position of the button on the iPad mini is not ergonomic.
As I said, it often takes a little while to get used to a new set of motions. But, most people do over time.
It's primarily about not wearing out the physical home button. I've already had to replace one on an iPad before. Also, it just doesn't seem intuitive.
mariefromSD wrote:
I'd like to avoid pressing the home button every time I start my iPad. What's the best way to get directly to the main page?
Apple changed the procedure to unlock in iOS 10. I don't know why, but I can make an educated guess. There have been several hardware hacks that allowed the screen unlock code to be entered via the port on the bottom of the phone, repeatedly until the correct code was found. The FBI apparently used this feature more than once to break into locked phones, and the kit to do it was available on the darknet for about $200. Physically requiring a button push on the phone defeats this hardware hack.
DO you know how to do a screen capture in IOS 10? It used to be one could hold down the on and off switch and the home button on at the same time. That combination doesn't seem to work anymore.
It still works the same way on my iPhone 6. Press and release both buttons at the same time. It takes the photo on the release.
Can't get it to work that way again on either my iPad Air or iPad Pro.
Works on my iPad Air.
Lawrence Finch wrote:
mariefromSD wrote:
I'd like to avoid pressing the home button every time I start my iPad. What's the best way to get directly to the main page?
Apple changed the procedure to unlock in iOS 10. I don't know why, but I can make an educated guess. There have been several hardware hacks that allowed the screen unlock code to be entered via the port on the bottom of the phone, repeatedly until the correct code was found. The FBI apparently used this feature more than once to break into locked phones, and the kit to do it was available on the darknet for about $200. Physically requiring a button push on the phone defeats this hardware hack.
Could also be because swiping left to right now takes you to the widgets page on the lock screen. They needed to make room for that, so they changed the gesture (or button as the case may be) to unlock the device.
Have you tried rebooting the phone?
Works on my iPad Air 2 and iOS10.0.1
Starting with iOS 10
