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My New iPhone
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My New iPhone

by Wallace Wang
July 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
464 pages
11h
English
No Starch Press
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Chapter 46. Protecting Your iPhone with a Passcode

If you lose or temporarily misplace your iPhone, anyone can pick it up, turn it on, and start making phone calls at your expense. To protect yourself from unauthorized users, you can protect your iPhone with a four-digit passcode.

This passcode forces anyone (including you) to type a four-digit number every time you turn on your iPhone or wake it up from sleep mode. If someone (including you) can't type the proper four-digit passcode, your iPhone remains securely locked to prevent unauthorized access.

Project goal: Learn how to protect your iPhone with a passcode.

What You'll Be Using

To protect your iPhone with a passcode, you need to use the following:

The Settings application

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