New Poll – Do you use the passcode lock on your iPhone and/or iPod touch?
September 5, 2009 by
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I used to but now I use LockDown instead so I can lock apps like Messages. It just makes it quicker to access my iPhone but I can still have some privacy.
Agree!!!!
Absolutely. Keeps friends and family from messing with my phone if I’m not watching. :)
I also prefer to call it if I lose it: I can’t do it much faster then the person who finds it and has to look in my contact list.
If you’re the type to feel compelled to follow the EULA, I would recommend shelling out $100 a year for MobileMe. Otherwise, jailbreak and get iLocalis. At roughly $25 a year for a premium membership, it offers protection and tracking to recover your lost phone. Both include the ability to remotely lock, backup, and wipe your phone.
Yea, I have the passcode on mine, at 15 min stanby time. I always make sure I have my phone, if something like that was to happen I just I would just text my number along with info to contact me, or just use the mobileme feature. But im a very cautious person and always know where my phone is. KNOCK ON WOOD
I’ve often thought of how if I lost my phone, what a good samaritan could do to see that it is returned. I then realize that I am using my iPhone on an official carrier, and the person could return it to any official ATT store and I would (hopefully) be notified. Now, that is quite a leap of faith to think that it would play out like that. But in th best possible scenario, I would keep tabs on my phone at all times, just like anything that I truly value.
I have my device passcode locked (after 15 minutes). At least, if someone gets their hands on it, I could text it with info. Also, they wouldn’t be able to access my my personal bits. I don’t want anyone but myself and those that I trust viewing such sensitive material.
i work in a retail environment at which we have cell phones and usb drives left behind all the time.
the first thing i do when a phone is turned in to me is try to find the address book and figure out who the owner is. sometimes i look for “mom” or “dad” if i can’t easily find the owner. more than once i’ve made blind calls from a found cell phone to “home” and tried to explain why it wasn’t the owner of the phone making the call… (even more amusing is when “home” calls the cell right back to try to let the person know where the phone is. duh! it’s in _my_ hands!)
so, yeah. some of us are really looking for a way to reunite the phone with its owner, not just being nosy. well, i guess technically we _are_ being nosy… but with good intentions. the alternative is we toss the phone in the lost and found and forget about it. you keep calling it until the battery runs down and then you’ll never know where you lost it. 30 days pass and we toss it in a donation box or something.
I passcode lock my iPod touch. However one thing I find really annoying is that there is no option as far as I can tell to instantly lock the device.
I passcoded my phone. I have mobileme “find my iphone” service in case I need to find it due to misplacement.
However, I also added a sticker at the back of the phone with my phone number on it. I made it faint so you can only see is within reading distance.
do u really think they are going to call it? good luck!!!
Passcode can be removed in matter of seconds (single command to remove from Keychain), therefore i see no reason for using it
.. i doubt the average person who finds a locked iphone would have a clue about this
Following idea:
If you want to have the password lock switched on, and still have a possibility that people can call you, if they Found your iPhone, then you could add contact information (alternate phone number) to your wallpaper.
And for myself: I use the password lock instant, it’s really fast to unlock and helps a lot if I left it alone. And for quick music navigation you can double-tap on the home button without entering the password :)
I no reason to slow my access down on something that never leaves my pocket unless i am holding it.
i never put it down and never hand it to anyone unless i trust them with my uttmost.
So no there is no reason to have one on
I use it purely cos my 1 yr old daughter can use the slider to open up the phone. Smart eh? But not smart enough to punch in a 4 digit code. Hence the lock is priceless!
I don’t use it but I should. You never know Who is going to get ahold of your phone. I’m waiting for a good free application locker.
I have mine on with a 1 minute time limit and because I use BiteSMS, I might have that passcoded too (new feature in the latest release). So if I’m showing people my phone (lots of people want to see it – even now!) they dont have a nosey at my sms messages.
If it was just a ipod touch I might not bother with the passcode, but my phone has stuff on it that I would like to remain private – hence the passcode.
Just wish the passcode could be a bit more sophisticated than 4 numeric digits, maybe alphanumeric or even utilise the touchscreen in someway.
I work at CVS and I found an iPhone on the floor. So I looked in the owners mail app to see if I can get some info and I did find the persons name. So I called that person over the intercom and she came and took it. So I assume that they where doing the same to your phone.
Always!! Lose your phone once and have It found by a dishonest person and you will always lock from then on. Trust me on this one.
I don’t use any passcode on my iPhone, i fear wht if I ll forget it.