Jump straight to passcode when finger isn't recognized but Touch ID? When I'm sweaty (e.g. jogging), I find it very difficult to unlock my iPhone 7 with touch ID. I use my fingerprint-registered finger with the home button, but I get stuck in a loop of it forever saying &quot;Try Again&quot;, rather than it giving up and letting me use my passcode instead.
Using a different (not registered) finger doesn't seem to make a difference. Likewise, giving only a very brief press of the home button doesn't reliably open the screen to enter passcode, though that does work when I'm not sweaty.
This can be a bit frustrating, as after a run I can spend a full minute stabbing at the home button to try and unlock the phone and tell Strava I'm no longer running. I accept that touch ID probably isn't going to reliably work when my fingers are sweaty, but is there a way I can more reliably jump straight to passcode entry?
Rest your finger on Touch ID.
It says ‘try again’, don’t lift your finger.
Depress and release the button.
The passcode screen will appear immediately.