Hi Vicki, 1. If I lock my screen manually, do I need to type in the passcode every time I want to unlock it? Yes, but as Anna has said, set up Touch Id or, if you already have an iPhone X, Face Id, and unlocking your phone is very easy. If you have a phone If you have a phone with Touch Id I also recommend you go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Home Button. At the very bottom turn on “Rest finger to open”. The explanation is this “Open iPhone with Touch Id without having to press the home button”. What this means is that if you wake up the phone using the power/sleep button on the side, you can then just place your finger on the Touch Id sensor (the home button) but you won’t have to actually press it down, just placing your finger on it will read your fingerprint and unlock the phone. If you are more used to waking up you rphone by pressing the home button, you can use your Touch Id finger, press the home button and after you let go just leave it there for a second or even less and your phone is already unlocked. In fact, I find it easier to unlock my phone with Touch Id than without a passcode because if you don’t have a passcode you have to wake up your phone by pressing the power/sleep button or the home button, then you have to double tap where it says to tap to unlock the phone. I am very used to simply pressing the home button, I rest my finger on it for a moment after I press it and my phone unlocks, it’s super-fast on the 6S/6S Plus, 7/7Plus and 8/8 Plus and very reliable, if you have a 5S or 6 these still have the first generation Touch Id sensors which are a bit slower but also work quite well.
2. Do notifications and text messages show up on the locked screen when using a passcode? That depends if you allow this, but if you do then they will show up on the lock screen. 3. Are there other things I should be aware of that might make it difficult to use a passcode? I don’t think so, you can I think still set a 4-ddigit passcode in iOS 11, but I am not totally sure, if the option is there it might be a bit hidden which it already was in iOS 10 because by default they want you to use a 6-digit code. 4. Will my medical information show up on the locked screen for access if I am using a passcode? Yes, again this is something you can control and it is not instantly there, where the keypad shows up and you are asked to enter your passcode there is an “Emergency” button at the bottom right, tap on that and on the next screen you can dial a number like 911 and at the bottom left is a button to show the medical Id. I am quite sure first responders know well how to access this. Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vicki W. Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2017 2:14 PM To: IPhone <[email protected]> Subject: using a passcode Good Afternoon, I have never used a passcode on my phone, but am thinking I will begin. I have a couple of questions first. 1. If I lock my screen manually, do I need to type in the passcode every time I want to unlock it? 2. Do notifications and text messages show up on the locked screen when using a passcode? 3. Are there other things I should be aware of that might make it difficult to use a passcode? 4. Will my medical information show up on the locked screen for access if I am using a passcode? Thanks. Vicki -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
