In many cases you have probably wondered about the security access to your iPhone. In fact, although with the fingerprint reader we have seen that the attempts to improve it by Cupertino have been great, there are still many things to do so that the element works perfectly and that could probably be fixed with the new version of iOS, but also with the arrival of the new generation iPhone 6. In any case, for those who still use their iPhone from previous generations, or who in any case have an iPhone 5c that we remember does not come with Touch ID, today we are going to explain how to improve the passcode security that you use to access your terminal.
Right now, the iPhone security standard for passcode is a combination of four-digit numbers. You do not have to be too expert in that of computer security to know that the one that provides us with a password of only numbers and also with only four digits is quite scarce. And that is why both for those most obsessed with the subject, as well as for those most curious about the less known functions of the iPhone, today we are going to teach you how to set up a complex passcode on your iPhone.
Below we explain step by step how to get to obtain a access passcode screen like the one we have in our opening image of this iPhone tutorial today in which the chosen password can have up to 90 alphanumeric characters and with accents and signs. Sounds more than safe, doesn't it? Well, let's find out how to do it.
Steps to configure a complex passcode on your iPhone
- The first thing we have to do is access the Settings menu> General> Code lock
- This in the case that you have any iPhone running with iOS 7 except for the iPhone 5s. In that case you will have to go to Settings> General> Touch ID & Code lock
- In this same tab we have to turn off the button that refers to the simple lock, which is precisely the one that limits the characters to 4 of only numbers
- When exiting with the new configuration, you should find yourself trying to access the iPhone with a full keyboard with alphanumeric characters like the one we have shown you in the screenshot of our tutorial. Easy right?
- In the event that for any reason you did not previously have a code assigned, before doing the previous process you must select one by pointing out the option from the same previous menu of Activate code lock
It should be noted that the simple lock with a 4-digit code is an option that, configured by default, was introduced in iOS 7, so if your iPhone is running in an earlier version you will not have to follow this entire process. But if we talk about curiosities between versions, it should be noted that in the case of iOS 6 the maximum limit of characters that could be used to configure a passcode was 37. In the case of iOS 7 After following these steps, and as I told you before, you will be able to write characters up to 90 without the phone giving any warning.
Logically, codes of so many characters are not necessary to ensure that we have a secure passcode on iPhone, but it is true that having letters, numbers and special characters that you can get with accents or with our ñ, can give us a better level of security while allowing us to select a password that is not difficult to forget. What do you think about the idea? Did you know about this feature and the character limits between iOS versions?
