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iPhone security has been in the news a lot over the past few weeks, so it's
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understandable if you're worrying about your own iPhone. But don't fear, today I
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am going to show you five tips to make your iPhone more secure. Let's get
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started. Firstly, you should already have a passcode on your iPhone, but the
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standard four-digit passcode isn't the best. By using four digits, there are
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10,000 possible combinations that a hacker would need to go through to get
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into your precious iPhone. Change that to a six-digit passcode though, then
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there's over 1 million different combinations. To do this, open up the
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settings app and navigate to Touch ID and passcode. Change passcode, passcode
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options and choose a six-digit numeric code. Enter your new, slightly longer
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passcode and save. Thanks to Touch ID, choosing a six-digit code shouldn't make
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it that much of an inconvenience to yourself, as you shouldn't need to enter
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this very often. On a side note, try not to use simple combinations that a hacker
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could find out online, such as birthdays. For your convenience, notifications and
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some other features are easily accessed from the lock screen of your iPhone. As
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great as this is for yourself, it also makes the hacker's life much easier. To
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change this, let's go to settings, Touch ID and passcode and underneath the
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require passcode option, which also should be set to immediately, adjust the allow
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access when locked settings to meet your needs. The less options you have
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selected, the better. Turning off the wallet then requires the passcode to be
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entered before using Apple Pay. Reply with iMessage will stop anyone replying
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to a text without unlocking and today and notifications will prevent any
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notifications from popping up whilst the phone is locked. Control Center is super
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handy to have quick access to apps such as the calculator or the torch, but it
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will also allow any thieves or hackers to turn on airplane mode without the
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need to be unlocked, blocking the phone signal and internet connection, which in
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turn will stop you from tracking your phone. Within settings, scroll down to
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Control Center and turn off access on lock screen. Speaking of tracking your
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phone, make sure you have Find My iPhone turned on. With this, you can track your
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iPhone down using another iOS device or web browser and hopefully helping the
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authorities retrieve your iPhone and catch the thieves in the act. Also, if
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your phone has been stolen and you're using the Find My iPhone app to track
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your phone, don't go after it yourself. There's tons of stories out there that
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show why this isn't a good idea. Last but not least, there's the option to erase
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all data following 10 incorrect passcode entries. This is a great way to ensure
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thieves can't access the data on your iPhone after trying to guess your passcode
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too many times, but you should be careful about activating this if you have young
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kids. Kids have a tendency to tap all of the numbers they can when they get
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hold of your iPhone, so you could end up with having all of your data wiped by
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the little ones by accident. If there are no youngsters around, go ahead and switch
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this option on. Well, there's my five tips to keep your iPhone more secure, but have
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you got some tricks that I don't know about? Help me out and let me know in the comments down below. If you enjoyed this video, smash that like button and don't
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