Hi OPXur,
From About Touch ID advanced security technology - Apple Support
You must enter your passcode or password for additional security validation:
- after you restart your iPhone, iPad, or Mac;
- when more than 48 hours have passed from the last time you unlocked your device;
- to add or delete a fingerprint to use with Touch ID;
- to change the iPhone or iPad passcode or Mac system password, and for other security settings like FileVault on your Mac;
- when there have been more than five unrecognized Touch ID authorization attempts in a row; and
- after you log out of your Mac.
So anything of these should have happened for the iPhone to ask for your passcode or password.
I hope this helps.
Hi OPXur,
From About Touch ID advanced security technology - Apple Support
You must enter your passcode or password for additional security validation:
- after you restart your iPhone, iPad, or Mac;
- when more than 48 hours have passed from the last time you unlocked your device;
- to add or delete a fingerprint to use with Touch ID;
- to change the iPhone or iPad passcode or Mac system password, and for other security settings like FileVault on your Mac;
- when there have been more than five unrecognized Touch ID authorization attempts in a row; and
- after you log out of your Mac.
So anything of these should have happened for the iPhone to ask for your passcode or password.
I hope this helps.
I had found these in some initial googling, also a 6th one of if you haven’t put in your passcode in 6 days and haven’t used the phone in 8 hours.
So none of these cases have occurred to my knowledge. Guess that leaves the nosey wife to blame.
When I wake up, phone requires passcode not Touch ID
