Passcode

Passcodes are recommended for security on mobile devices from Apple running iOS, iPadOS, or watchOS. This feature requires the entry of a numeric to bypass a Lock Screen to use the device.Lock screen, The iPhone Wiki. Accessed 2020-12-19. This is distinct from protection through Apple ID authentication.
==History==
4-digit passcodes were first implemented in iPhone OS 1, introduced with the first iPhone in 2007. Since the release of iOS 9 in 2015, 6-digit passcodes are recommended by default, though 4-digit passcodes can still be enabled.How to change an iPhone or iPad's six-digit passcode to four digits by David Price, Macworld. 2017-04-12. Once a passcode is set, biometric identification such as Face ID and Touch ID on supported devices can be enabled.
Data on a passcode-protected Apple device is encrypted through 256-bit . For further data protection, the passcode can be set to erase the device after 10 unsuccessful attempts. This feature led to the in 2015.
==References==
==External links==
*Use a passcode with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch at Apple Support
**iPad User Guide: Set a passcode on iPad
**iPhone User Guide: Set a passcode on iPhone
**Lock or unlock Apple Watch
**If you forgot the passcode on your iPhone, or your iPhone is disabled
**If you forgot the passcode on your iPod touch, or your iPod touch is disabled
**If you forgot your Apple Watch passcode
*How can I unlock my iPhone if I forgot the passcode? at EveryMac (2014-04-18)
* at Wikipedia
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