While some of the best iPhone cases also function as wallets, letting you carry your phone and credit cards in one hand, this also means you’re putting your most sensitive personal belongings together. So if someone steals or finds your lost iPhone and case, it could cause you a real headache. But changing your iPhone settings can help keep others locked out of your phone — and your bank account.
If someone has your credit card information and tries to make a large purchase, your bank might send you a text message, asking to verify it. If an unauthorized person also has your iPhone, they could respond to your bank’s message, verifying the purchase without unlocking your iPhone. One Reddit user wrote that a thief charged more than $9,000 to their card when this happened to them.
Replying to messages from the lock screen was first introduced in iOS 8. When you receive a text notification, you can swipe text notifications left on the lock screen to reveal an option to reply to the message. If you tap that option, you can craft and send a reply without unlocking your iPhone.
Replying to messages from your iPhone’s lock screen is easy for you — and scammers. Thankfully, you can help protect yourself by turning this feature off. Here’s how to turn off Reply from lock screen.
Turn off Reply from lock screen
1. Tap Settings.
2. Tap Face ID & Passcode.
3. Enter your Passcode.
4. Under Allow Access When Locked, tap the slider next to Reply with Message.
Now when you receive a text, you’ll need to unlock your phone to reply.
Turn off other lock screen features
There are other features you — and anyone else — might be able to access from your lock screen without unlocking your iPhone, too, like Siri. Without unlocking your phone, you or someone else can make phone calls, send text messages and can find some devices your iPhone has connected to,…
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