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Apple iOS has a function where with a long press on an application you can select additional login requirements- Face ID to open the SMS app for example.
I suppose this has been introduced with iOS 18, yes?
Haven't upgraded yet, but would like to know - with this feature enabled, do you literally have to close, say, the messages app every time single time after you used it, for this to work / so it asks for authentification next time?
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My only issue is that now it doesn’t show the message which is quite annoying and I turned it off
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No, you don’t need to close the app, just taking it off the screen into the background will trigger Face ID auth (and you can’t see the contents of the app in your non-active screens nor your notifications either)
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No, it’s pretty good- the second you move away from the app it requires you to re-authenticate to open it again. However that is usually seamless as you are looking at the phone.
konastab01
C4r1s
Dammit
There has been some discussion about how to prepare for this eventuality recently- no use to you and I apologise if this seems uncaring but it might be useful for others.
Apparently the typical MO for a thief that steals your phone whilst in use is to open the camera app, which prevents the screen lock from occurring. This means that they can get to a place where they’ll be undisturbed and then access your apps, including SMS, WhatsApp and email in order to get codes and authorisations. Apple iOS has a function where with a long press on an application you can select additional login requirements- Face ID to open the SMS app for example.
I have set this for all my messaging applications including social media such as Instagram which have a messaging function which might be used to attack people using my identity. What this means is that even if the thief grabs the phone whilst it is unlocked they can’t then open any app which they might use to access your banking/place orders, or attack your contacts.
The other thing to do is to set a SIM PIN so that the attacker cannot put your SIM into another phone in order to receive one time passwords.