One of the best advantages of the HTC 10 is the unlooking for the fingerprint´s sensor, but the telephone can get unloocked for the fingerprint or for the PIN. Is there any form to configure the phone for only unlock for the fingerprint´s sensor?
No, you need to have a backup pin when you've enabled to fingerprint sensor. If you're worried about someone accessing your phone via the PIN, choose something long and complex, rather than a simple 4 digit code. Something like 19191946 would even work.
The PIN can't be easily brute forced because after 10 failed attempts the phone will be wiped.
Well, HTC should have thought about levels of security, I believe that it may have been as they make other telephones, firstly unlock for the fingerprint sensor, if this not function, unlock by the pin, and if the pin is not the correct, then to make wipe to the telephone, thanks
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When i boot up the phone, it shows the please input your pin code thing..but then continues booting anyways? It used to allow me to put my pin code in first? Whats going on, and how do i fix it so it allows me to put in the pin before it boots?!
Same problem here.
Me too.
The quick and dirty fix I found is to remove the PIN request and set a phone lock code instead. The phone will always wait for the lock code on startup. The good thing with this is it locks the phone without regards to what SIM card you use. (You can call you SP and request a SIM card disable, right, but not a phone lock)
You can set a timeout for the lock. Additionally, whenever you connect the phone to a new computer it will lock the phone. Good anti-theft mechanism, but I'm sure it's easy to remove if you really want to.
I think it's a generic problem on this phone. I just push the call button again to get the PIN dialog up once more.
sad to hear this is a common problem as it poses a security threat..unless you take other measures. but inputting 2 passwords is quite annoying..ill just wait i guess... does anyone else have problems also that when on 3G the phone appears switched off if someone were to call and it doesnt connect properly?
One thing that I always hated about Samsung phones is that Samsung took it upon itself to prohibit use of a numeric PIN for device encryption. They decided that a 6-character alphanumeric password is the minimum they would settle for. This effectively prevents me from being able to use Samsung phones because I need to unlock my phone 100+ times a day and typing a 6-character alphanumeric password pretty much prevents any sort of one-handed operation.
So when S5 came out with a fingerprint reader, I was hoping that someone at Samsung would be smart enough to enable a fingerprint as a screen unlock method when device is encrypted. Not so! When you try to encrypt the device, it forces you to select a screen unlock method and the ONLY method it allows for is a regular password - the fingerprint method is "Turned off by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage".
Someone asked a similar question in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873700&page=4 but nobody responded.
Can anyone suggest anything to get around this limitation? All I am trying to accomplish is to be able to use a fingerprint to unlock the screen on a Galaxy S5. Somehow Apple was able to accomplish this "ground breaking" feature on an iPhone 5s, so why can't Samsung be smart about it?
I'm in the same boat and agree 100%. Pretty much deters the use of full device encryption...
ek001 said:
One thing that I always hated about Samsung phones is that Samsung took it upon itself to prohibit use of a numeric PIN for device encryption. They decided that a 6-character alphanumeric password is the minimum they would settle for. This effectively prevents me from being able to use Samsung phones because I need to unlock my phone 100+ times a day and typing a 6-character alphanumeric password pretty much prevents any sort of one-handed operation.
So when S5 came out with a fingerprint reader, I was hoping that someone at Samsung would be smart enough to enable a fingerprint as a screen unlock method when device is encrypted. Not so! When you try to encrypt the device, it forces you to select a screen unlock method and the ONLY method it allows for is a regular password - the fingerprint method is "Turned off by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage".
Someone asked a similar question in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873700&page=4 but nobody responded.
Can anyone suggest anything to get around this limitation? All I am trying to accomplish is to be able to use a fingerprint to unlock the screen on a Galaxy S5. Somehow Apple was able to accomplish this "ground breaking" feature on an iPhone 5s, so why can't Samsung be smart about it?
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If you are rooted, you can try the solution described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714662
Hi,
is it true that Samsung released a phone (S5) with a fingerprint unit but...
it is NOT possible to en-/decrypt the device by using the integrated fingerprint reader????
Despite the fact how secure the fingerprint is, but as far as I understand there is no link.
So I have to put in the enecryption passphrase by old keypad methode????
Please can you confirm this absurdity (this are at least my 2 cents)...
Hi guys.
I have really weird situation. So when I was setting up my Galaxy Note 4 I chose Fingerprint Scan to be my main authentication method. It prompted me to chose backup password in case Fingerprint scan cannot be read. Unfortunately I did NOT write down somewhere my backup password because I thought that the only case that will ever require me to use it would be losing my thumb finger. Since I was not planning to lose my thumb finger anytime soon I did not think about making sure to write down the backup password I chose....
Now where my problem comes. I have not used this phone for like 2-3 weeks because I use different phone as my primary one. Well guess what happened? After I booted my phone today it does NOT show the usual "Scan your Fingerprint" Screen and instead going directly to "Enter your backup password"
What could have happened?? Did the phone somehow think that somebody scanned wrong finger too many times and now the only way to unlock it is to enter the password? I guess it would be easy to just wipe the phone and start over but there are many pictures that I took on phone's internal memory and did not have a chance to transfer over to my computer... Anyone could PLEASE chime in and tell me how can I make it ask for Fingerprint instead of password?? I would really appreciate to hear what you guys think
Short version:
1. Had Fingerprint as main authentication method
2. Did not write down backup password anywhere
3. After not using the phone for couple weeks now its skipping Fingerprint screen and directly goes to asking for password
4. Any ideas?
Hello everyone.
Well, as stated in the title I really had a week of ****. It started with the theft of my Samsung S7 edge.I am really disgusted
As I really like this phone and the price is interesting now and having a TWRP backup on a USB key I've bought another S7 edge thinking that I could easily reinstall my backup TWRP of my missing phone with all my very valuable data and programs. Unfortunately for now it's total failure. I could actually reinstall my backup but impossible to enter into the phone. I had put after the boot the security by fingerprint plus pin code for the phone and neither function. I am absolutely sure of my pin code, I always use the same but the phone answers me incorrect pin and my fingerprints are not recognized. :crying::crying::crying: I mean that the phone for the first reboot does not accept the fingerprint asks me the code and does not accept it. I tried to flash fingerprint wakeup to be able to use the fingerprint after the first boot but it is even worse the phone say that the fingerprint does not work and that I have to try again later. I specify that I tried the fingerprint with the phone I bought used before installing my backup and that it works properly. In your opinion, is there a way out of this inextricable situation? Is it possible to bypass the fingerprint? Or another solution to recover my data and my programs? Thank you to those who will take the time to read me and to those who will answer me if there are any :fingers-crossed: