Passcode Lock time

I recently updated to the 3.1 OS, but now the longest time for before i need to ender my passcode is "After 15 Minutes". I used to have 1 hr, and at 1 point 3hrs. Does anyone know if this is something that is unique to the new OS, somethign that will change, etc??
I need to have the passcode on to access my work email, but to have it lock after 15 minutes gets pretty annoying.

Copied from an earlier post in this thread.
FWIW... as I understand, the passcode lock features are determined by the Exchange setup and can be different for each company. I have Exchange and I'm not forced to use a Passcode and I have the 1 hour and 4 hour settings after the 15 minute setting.
Check with your company's IT Department or with the Exchange Server admin regarding a possible change on their end with the Exchange Server upgrade determined by the Exchange setup for the iPhone.

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There is a good explanation here: http://danstillman.com/2013/09/30/touch-id-and-require-passcode-immediately

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Thanks for providing this info to help out other users which is what these discussions are all about.

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Is there a way to passcode lock my iPhone without waiting for the preset time?
My iPhone is set up to require a passcode after 15 minutes of idle time. Normally, this setting works best for me. However, there are times when I would like to lock it immediately, without waiting for the 15 minutes of idle time to pass. Is there a way to do that easily, without changing my settings? I know that I can click the power button to immediately kill the screen, but that just defaults to "slide to open" with no passcode required.
Just to clarify, the idea is to leave my 15 minute setting, since this is the way I like it 98% if the time. I'm just wondering if, let's say I am resting my phone down while a curious person is around, I can quickly pass code lock it, much like I could just click the power button to put it to sleep.

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I've learned that having an Exchange account (apparently only Exchange 2007, not 2003) results in a diminished set of choices regarding the time interval before the passcode lock sets, and that is consistent with my experience: the four-hour option was available when I had only an Exchange 2003 account installed on the device, and this shortened to 15 minutes after installing an Exchange 2007 account. In my case, it is not a matter of an employer making the requirement: I am the employer, and I am using, in this case, Microsoft Business Online Productivity Services--i.e., hosted Exchange vs. in-house. I have not yet found a setting to override this ridiculously short interval on the Exchange server, but at least I know where to look, and it would not seem to be anywhere on my devices. The fact that I can choose not to use a passcode lock altogether demonstrates that this is not a security requirement imposed by the Exchange server, just a more limited range of options. The option not to use the passcode lock would not be available if it were a true security issue for Exchange, one presumes. I don't recall, by the way, such behavior in Windows smartphones I've had in the past.
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I thought four hours was a reasonable (for me) compromise between security and usability, but someone (Apple? Microsoft?) has decided we all need more protection than that and has reduced the intervals to a mere 15-minute maximum. Now I have no other security than wiping my device remotely if it falls out of my possession. The setting screen tells us that "shorter times are more secure," as if it were scolding us. I would have even greater security if I had never bought the devices, but that is beside the point.
I don't understand why users should not be able to decide for themselves the degree of passcode security they desire and need on their devices.

Rocka wrote:
Common... Go to **** with security, there's not much security regarding iOS anyway. This was a convenient setting for various reasons, like locking the device overnight so kids can't play with my iPad in the morning.
Unlocking it everytime I need to use my camera (Camera+), check email, or write something is a nonsense. So I understand those resulting in NO LOCK AT ALL.
Pitty, having it set for an hour or two was a great "semi-secure" thing. Now there's nothing.
Why the heck is it related to Exchange? Is this some kind of Gates' revenge or what?
And what's the point in having a full choice from 1-2-3-4-5 minutes on the iPhone - what's the security difference between 3 and 5 minutes? Can anybody tell?
Regarding the car conversations - those who conversate while driving are dangerous? How can we eliminate in-car conversations then? Forbid couples and families driving together?
The exchange feature allows the owner of the exchange server (and thus the one who controls the exchange accounts hosted on it) the ability to secure their empolyees accounts. Since anything their employees house on the company's exchange server is the property of the company, they get to set the security policy as they see fit. Exchange then pushes out a security certificate over the air that overrides the default security of the device's OS and emposes the corporate policy. So no, it has nothing to do with Bill Gates, it has to do with a system that is primarily geared towards enterprise and corporate deployment, and enabling the owners of those systems to empose their own security standards and practices on devices used to connect to their corporate servers. It also, btw, gives them the ability to remotely wipe your exhange account off the device at any time.
I've never worked for any company that allows empolyees to use personal cell phones for access to company accounts without using some means of imposing security on the connecting devices - Exchange allows them a simple and standard way to do that.
A passcode lock on an iOS device offers at least as much security as possible on any smart phone. If employed with reasonable time out settings to avoide giving a theif open access, it does offer good protection against anyone actually gaining access to information on the device. They can always restore the device as new, wiping it clean in the process, and go about using it as theirs, but your information at least, has been secured.
It is certainly more than something to merely keep the kids out. If you use online banking or other financial apps, don't want someone reading your email or getting the addresses of all your family and friends, keep work documents or other confidential information, then you should be using a passcode lock on your device, with a fairly short default timeout. Complain about the inconvenience all you wish, but don't disable the security passcode and then complain when the device is stolen and someone uses the infromation to aid them in stealing your identity, spam'ing your contacts, sending your personal photo's to anyone and everyone, posting your personal information on web sites, or whatever else they may do with full access to your iPhone and its contents.
To my mind, it would be akin to leaving the doors to your house unlocked and wide open, because you find the act of having to dig keys out of your pocket everytime you come home too inconvenient. Of course, you are free to do that too, but then don't complain when someone walks away with all your personal items and information. Or perhaps a better analogy would be, don't complain when someone walks in to your house, sits down at your computer (which of course you have left logged in, or have set to autologin every time) and happily reads your email, copies down your online passwords, goes into your accounts and generally makes your life far, far more "inconvenient" then it ever would have been had you just logged out, and locked the door.
There is a reason why identity theft is a multi-billion dollar a year crime category - so many people make it so easy for their personal information to be compromised that a world full of unsecured smart phones and tablets is a crook's dream world, like a kid in a candy shop.

Touch screen stopped working. Is there anyway to force a full backup of the iPhone without typing in my passcode lock or is there anyway to force it to connect to a WiFi network so the phone can backup to iCloud??

Hello all, I could use some help with my iPhone 4, I hope this is the best place to ask!
The Problem:
I want to do a full backup of my iphone to either itunes or to icloud. Unfortunately the iphone got wet and isn’t working properly. The phone turns on and still works, but the touch screen no longer works. I have a passcode lock on the phone so iTunes will not allow me to backup it up until I type in the passcode (which I cannot physically do). WiFi had been turned off before it got wet so it won’t connect to any known WiFi networks either to backup automatically to iCloud.
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I had been travelling for 6 months and went tubing on a river with my iphone in a dry bag. Unfortunately the dry bag failed and filled with water ruining my iphone.
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It’s an old phone and I was planning on buying a new iPhone anyway. I would love to do a full backup to either iCloud or to my computer so when I get a new iPhone I don’t lose anything. I’ve already connected it to my PC and downloaded all the photos and videos off the phone so at least I haven’t lost that, but I would like to be able to recover all the text messages, WhatsApp messages and notes I had created during my 6 months of travel.
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If there is no other way around this, is there anyway to completely wipe the phone then??
The Apple store agreed to give me a new iPhone 4 as a warranty replacement for $150 (I travel a lot and I have a factory unlocked phone, so this is still worth it for me). But before I trade it in, I would like to make sure all my data is backed up on the device first.
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I've lost my iphone with passcode lock and find my iphone lock on but the wifi n cellular data was turned off so no way i can trace it so the only question remains is will the person who finds it be able to unlock it and use it as his own ?

i've lost my iphone with passcode lock and find my iphone lock on but the wifi n cellular data was turned off so no way i can trace it so the only question remains is will the person who finds it be able to unlock it and use it as his own ?
is it possible to change imei number?
i've tried for so many times n still the phone is offline so i've set it to offline mode with my message but it never shows the last location why?

If the device is found, nobody can use it without knowing your Apple ID and password.
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With iOS 7, Find My iPhone includes a new feature called Activation Lock, which is designed to prevent anyone else from using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if you ever lose it. It starts working the moment you turn on Find My iPhone in iOS 7. With Activation Lock, your Apple ID and password will be required before anyone can:
Turn off Find My iPhone on your device
Erase your device
Reactivate and use your device
This can help you keep your device secure, even if it is in the wrong hands, and can improve your chances of recovering it. Even if you erase your device remotely, Activation Lock can continue to deter anyone from reactivating your device without your permission. All you need to do is keep Find My iPhone turned on, andremember your Apple ID and password.
What steps should I take if I misplace my device?
If you ever misplace your device—whether it’s just lost or you think it may have been stolen—you should put it into Lost Mode immediately using Find My iPhone.
Lost Mode locks your screen with a four-digit passcode and lets you display a custom message with your phone number to help you get it back. You can also remotely erase your device if needed, and your custom message will continue to display even after the device is erased.
While Activation Lock works in the background to make it more difficult for someone to use or sell your missing device, Lost Mode clearly indicates to anyone who finds your device that it still belongs to you and can’t be reactivated without your password.
To put a device into Lost Mode, sign in to icloud.com/find from a Mac or PC or use the Find My iPhone iOS app.
For more information, read what to do if your device is lost or stolen.
copied from iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7

How to turn off screen without passcode lock.

I just upgraded my wife's iPad 2 from ios 6 to 7. It used to be when you closed the ipad cover, it would turn off the screen right away. I would still like it to turn off the screen right away when the cover is closed (so as not to waste batteries) yet NOT require a passcode when opened again (just a slide of the arrow like it used to be). But right now, if I turn off the lock/unlock feature, and close the lid, the screen will remain full-on until the the auto-lock timer goes into effect - which will be never if I set it to "never".
I don't want to argue about the merits of having a passcode, I concede all your points, so there is no reason to tell me how stupid I am for not wanting to use one - but I would like to be able to have the screen go off without requiring a passcode to turn it back on. Is this now impossible? At the least, it should turn off the screen immediately when the cover is closed, and wait to put it in passcode lock mode until the auto-lock timer expires.
Is there any way to do this or is this just a case of Apple imposing this security feature our own good? Thanks.
-J

Wow. That was a super-fast answer. Thanks. I had seen that optoin and foolishly hadn't tried it because I thought typing my passcode there was just another way to put it into passcode lockdown "immediately". Well, I said I was stupid. Thanks, it does now work the way it used to and I can still have it require the passcode after a certain timeout period.
-J

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