How to Set a Passcode on Your iPhone Quickly

It is important to all iPod and iPhone users to set a passcode on their device. The passcode helps your personal information and the bank account at any time when your device is lost or even stolen. It is necessary to have a pass code if you use TouchID on your device and it is recommended for all iPhone users.

Steps to Set a Passcode on Your iPhone

These tutorial below will help you to set up a passcode on your device:

1. Head to Settings app on the Home screen.
2. Choose Touch ID & Passcode.
3. Choose Turn Passcode On.
4. Enter the six-digit passcode (For iOS 8 and earlier, you need four-digit passcode). Select something that you can remember easily.
5. Confirm the passcode by re-enter it again.

Well, that is all the way to set up a passcode on your iPhone. Anytime you turn on your iPhone and wake it from sleep, you must enter the passcode. The passcode makes other people cannot access your iPhone.

How to Set Up Advanced Passcode (for iOS 8 and Earlier Only)

It is important to note that iOS 8 and earlier worked with four-digit passcodes only, but not the stronger six-digit codes. In this version, Apple provides the option to set the longer passcode. It is possible to have stronger security that is more than the four-digit passcode with the combination of letters and numbers as you want.

Here is the tutorial to do so.

1. Go to the Touch ID & Passcode screen (Alternatively, Passcode Lock screen in your iPhone without Touch ID) and move the Simple Passcode slider to white position or off.
2. Enter the new passcode or password in the provided field. There is no limitation to numbers only.
3. Confirm by re-entering the new passcode and hit Next.

About Touch ID

Start from the iPhone 5s, all iPhones and other mobile devices from Apple have Touch ID. Therefore, after set up the built-in Touch ID fingerprint scanner, it unlocks your phone and then you have to re-enter your passcode anytime you restart your device.

You can use touch ID as your Apple ID when you want to purchase items from the App Store and the iTunes Store. You may need to re-enter your passcode when you use ApplePay with the credit cards in the Wallet app as the additional security.

Passcode Options

Anytime you want to set a passcode on your iPhone, there are some options available for what you can do or cannot without the passcode.