The main security system of Apple iPhones is in the password it allows the user to set. For a long time now, Apple has been helping its customers to keep their private files safe by encrypting numeric passwords. If any Apple phone encounters 10 successive inputs of wrong passwords, it automatically wipes off the internal data, hence keeping the private files of the users safe.

With the more recent models of the iPhone, a Touch ID system allows the user to keep their fingerprints as the password. Although this is a much safer way of guarding one’s privacy, it needs to be enabled using a password. Thus, it can be simply stated that if one wants to safely secure their iPhone, they need to use a passcode. Moreover, according to the law, one is bound to provide their fingerprint to unlock their phone for the law, but they have the choice when it comes down to passcodes. They can simply refuse and it wouldn’t be a crime.

Initially, before the iPhone used the iOS 9 system, it allowed the users to provide a simple 4 digit passcode. With the introduction of the iOS 9 and upgraded systems, the number of digits increased to 6, making the passwords much more complex. Before, a user could actually set a password among a simple 10000 variations. On the other hand, now the users have an option of 1 million combinations to choose from. Moreover, with the increased number of digits in passcodes, it’s much harder for any person to hack into the system.

Here are some of the ways one can create a powerful password on an iPhone:

∙ One can not only have digits, but also alphabets in their passwords. In order to do that, one

needs to change the Passcode option in the settings of their iPhones.

∙ Here, one can easily choose to have a complex alphanumeric password or a numeric

password.

∙ After changing the password, one simply needs to confirm the change and they will get a

new password to protect their phone.