Use Apple Pay Without Passcode - Intro
You can NOT do this!
Despite being able to use my "real" contactless card without a passcode, Apple have decided I am a child, and need to be controlled.
There is a slightly less annoying work around. . . . . or you could just buy a roll of gaffa tape!
Use Apple Pay Without Passcode - Work Around
First off you need to disable touch ID, it is rubbish anyway, being completely unreliable and denies you access to your phone just when you need it, normally when you are in a rush or in a meeting.
Go To:
Settings > Touch ID and Passcode
If you do not have a passcode then set one up (Turn Passcode On). When you are choosing your new passcode, you will see small writing "passcode options", here you can choose a 4 digit passcode (like the old days), which will keep you safe without wasting your precious time.
If you are currently using a 6 digit passcode then you will need to:
Settings > Touch ID and Passcode > Turn Passcode Off
and then. . . .
Settings > Touch ID and Passcode > Turn Passcode On
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| First Turn Passcode On (Turn On and Off to get 4 digit code) |
you will then see the above screen with the "Passcode Options".
Next we need to minimise the number of times you will be required to input the passcode, which can be got down to about 3 or 4 times day using the below option.
Settings > Touch ID and Passcode > Require Password
By default this is set to "Immediately" which is really annoying. Select "4 hours" or what ever you feel is good for you.
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| Choose 4 Hour Delay before passcode is required. |
Use Apple Pay Without Passcode - Conclusion
So you can now use apple pay, only have to use you passcode 3 or 4 times day, and when you pay. It would be very nice if I only had to use passcode when I paid, but like I say I am child and can not be trusted, thank goodness apple are there to protect me!
If like me you are on and off you phone all day perhaps 50 + times (who isn't) this workaround will allow you to use apple pay, whilst only having enter passcode 2 or 3 times a day.
I hope this keeps you sane, if all else fails just use some gaffa tape to stick your contactless card to the back of you phone.
Illustrator Devon
at work a chap came in and paid with his wristwatch - i knew that existed, but i had never actually seen it happen in front of me before.
ReplyDeleteHe just twisted his wrist so his watch touched the screen of our card reader (it is a regular, but modern, common-and-garden chip and pin payment device - the sort of think many small businesses, and larger businesses that only occasionally handle cash, have)
He works for McAfee, so he might be a bit more tech-savvy than the rest of us, though ...
Woah! Its all getting a bit buck rogers eh?
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