Hi Christopher, I upgraded my wife's iPod Touch fifth gen last night and noticed a "Passcode options" button. We only use the iPod Touch at home a bit so we didn't have a passcode set and when I went into the Passcode Options I was able to skip setting a passcode there. When I upgraded my 5S and my wife's iPhone 6 I never noticed this either and just put in our usual 4-digit passcodes. After reading about this I went into Touch Id and Passcodes on my 5S and the old option to turn off simple passcode is now gone. Instead if you want to make any changes to your passcode, you select to "Change Passcode". This will prompt you to enter your old 4-digit passcode. Once you do that, it now asks for a 6-digit passcode, but you also have this "Passcode Options" button. If you double tap on it, you now have the following choices:
Custom Alphanumeric code Custom numeric code 4-digit numeric code Cancel So, here you can continue to use a 4-digit code, you can set a custom code which includes letters and numbers or you can set a custom numeric code which could be of custom length, e.g. 5, 6, 7 digits etc. I did not try to find the information on Google as to how short or how long it can be, but I tried it with 5 digits and it worked fine. The disadvantage is that if you do enter it, you have to tap on OK or Done depending on where you are since iOS does not automatically recognize that you have finished entering it after you put in the last digit. Not sure why this is the case, they could certainly set it up so it knows you entered a 5 digit passcode and once you enter the fifth digit it would automatically submit it. This is how it works with the new PIN you can set up to sign in to Windows 10, you set it up the first time and make it whatever length you want, then once you enter it it will submit automatically after you enter the last number of whatever length you chose to make it. If you continue with a 4-digit code or set a new 6-digit code (this is now the default if you tap on the Change Passcode button) then as always your entry is submitted after you enter the forth or sixth digit. I actually think going to a 6-digit code is a good idea, quite a bit ore secure than a 4-digit code and not a lot more difficult to enter and most of the time you can use Touch Id. Once you change your passcode you also have the option to make this your new keychain security code or you can keep whichever keychain security code you were using before. Just make sure you remember if you make them not the same. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2015 8:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 4-Digit Passcode? I can't find it now, but on my iPhone 4S, I did find the option to set a 6 digit passcode. I'm sure it's in an obvious place, but I didn't see it now in Settings -> Passcode. Even though I wasn't asked to change it when I upgraded on my iPhone 4S or iPhone 5, and I'm still using my four digit passcodes on these phones, apparently you can change it. On 09/20/2015 08:00 AM, Terry-Ann Saurmann wrote: > That is most interesting, because on my #5 and my #6, I was only asked > for my four digit pass code. Terry > ----- Original Message ----- From: "christopher hallsworth" > <[email protected]> > To: "Viphone" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2015 2:23 AM > Subject: Re: 4-Digit Passcode? > > >> Ok folks, in iOS 9, the first time you set up the update or after you >> restore your iOS device, you will be prompted for a six digit >> passcode. Don't want this? No problem! Just double tap the "passcode >> options" button. >>> On 20 Sep 2015, at 03:20, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Is this just an iPhone 6 Plus change? I don't recall seeing this on >>> either my iPhone 4S or my iPhone 5, and my four digit pass codes >>> still work fine. I did see something about a six digit key chain >>> passcode though. Is that what we're talking about here? >>> >>> On 09/19/2015 07:23 PM, Arianna Sepulveda wrote: >>>> You could just use your old one, with two more numbers tacked onto >>>> the end or beginning, that way you have an easier time remembering it. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Ari >>>> >>>> On 9/19/15, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> It will be a brand new one, not taking your old one into account >>>>> at all. >>>>>> On Sep 19, 2015, at 19:05, Fazil <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, list. >>>>>> I have a 4-digit passcode, however, when I upgraded my Iphone6 >>>>>> Plus to IOS9, the initial setup wanted me use a 6-digit passcode >>>>>> and it also gave me to skip that option for the time being. >>>>>> Now my question is when I would setup a 6-digit passcode, should >>>>>> this new passcode contain the 4-digit of my current passcode or >>>>>> would that be a brand new one? >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the >>>>>> VIPhone list. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, >>>>>> please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than >>>>>> posting on the list itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - 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