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How can I lengthen the time before a passcode is required on iPhone?

With iPhone 14 how can I lengthen the time before a passcode is required?



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iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Apr 11, 2023 2:34 PM

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Posted on Apr 13, 2023 11:41 AM

Thank you for letting me know that it's now impossible to change the idle time. I wish I'd been told that before the person helping me set up the new iPhone helped me set up facial id. The setting of "immediately" is annoying. Apple, are you listening?

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Apr 11, 2023 2:39 PM in response to kathleenfromoh

You can change this here:

SettingsFace ID & PasscodeRequire Passcode


Please note that the time before your iPhone asks for the Passcode can only change if Face ID is not set up. With Face ID set up, you can only choose Immediately.


Apr 13, 2023 11:51 AM in response to kathleenfromoh

kathleenfromoh wrote:

Thank you for letting me know that it's now impossible to change the idle time. I wish I'd been told that before the person helping me set up the new iPhone helped me set up facial id. The setting of "immediately" is annoying. Apple, are you listening?

No, Apple is NOT listening. This is a user-to-user forum. If you want to set a longer time you can disable FaceID. But there is also a screen idle setting in Settings/Display & Brightness/Auto-lock. This is how long the phone will stay unlocked if you don’t lock it manually. The Require Passcode applies when you manually lock the screen or the Auto-lock times out.

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