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by jsmeaton 4283 days ago
Your advise is good, I'm not trying to dismiss or counter it.

> In particular, if you use fingerprint access, there is no reason not to have a long, complex password.

Very, very often my fingerprint isn't recognised properly and I have to type in my password. It has been getting better as of the last few updates, but I still need to input my password multiple times per day.

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Try training it for a few minutes for each finger (go to Touch ID setting, tap with your finger, see the background flash, repeat ad libitum slowly rotating your finger in any direction; be patient; eventually it should recognize each finger even if rotated almost 90 degrees). It should get much better afterwards
Or use multiple slots for the one or two fingers that you actually use to unlock. One doesn't need to have every finger's fingerprint stored.