Using camera while iPhone 11 is locked

[Ambrosia7177]

Just upgraded to an iPhone 11 Pro Max and am trying to learn the differences...

With my iPhone 6S Plus, I didn't have a passcode on it because I only use my phone as a camera.

It looks like a passcode is mandatory for my iPhone 11 Pro Max, right?

So, if my my phone is turned on, but the screw is black, and I click on the button on the right, it wakes up to my desktop...

If I then press and hold the camera icon in the lower right-hand corner, I am taken to the camera app.

1.) I guess my iPhone is still "locked" right?

2.) Can I use the camera app as if my iPhone was unlocked? Or are some features crippled?

3.) Any reason why I would NOT want to use the camera app this way?

4.) I had heard when I was looking at iPhones that you supposed could "swipe up" when your phone is locked to use the camaera... Is that another way to do things, and if so, why would I choose that approach?

 

[C DM]

Just upgraded to an iPhone 11 Pro Max and am trying to learn the differences...

With my iPhone 6S Plus, I didn't have a passcode on it because I only use my phone as a camera.

It looks like a passcode is mandatory for my iPhone 11 Pro Max, right?

So, if my my phone is turned on, but the screw is black, and I click on the button on the right, it wakes up to my desktop...

If I then press and hold the camera icon in the lower right-hand corner, I am taken to the camera app.

1.) I guess my iPhone is still "locked" right?

2.) Can I use the camera app as if my iPhone was unlocked? Or are some features crippled?

3.) Any reason why I would NOT want to use the camera app this way?

4.) I had heard when I was looking at iPhones that you supposed could "swipe up" when your phone is locked to use the camaera... Is that another way to do things, and if so, why would I choose that approach?

Yes, you can use the camera like that when the phone is locked and it will work the same way as it would if the phone is unlocked. It's basically quick and easy access to camera. (It's there on the 6s as well, just accessed a little differently.)

That said, if you really wanted to use the phone without the use of Face ID or passcode, as I recall, you should be able to do that just like you were able to do it with the 6s.

 

[Ambrosia7177]

Yes, you can use the camera like that when the phone is locked and it will work the same way as it would if the phone is unlocked. It's basically quick and easy access to camera. (It's there on the 6s as well, just accessed a little differently.)

That said, if you really wanted to use the phone without the use of Face ID or passcode, as I recall, you should be able to do that just like you were able to do it with the 6s.

If I can get to the full camera app AND leave my iPhone locked all the better.

In the past I didn't add a passcode because doing street photography, I often have a split second to record things, and a passcode would kill that.

But being a security nut, I obviously prefer locking everything up - plus there is always the risk I could get my phone confiscated by police and so having it always locked is a good idea. (Not that I have anything to really hid other than photos of things.)

 

[cdcastillo]

If I'm not mistaken, you can also, from the lock screen, swipe to the left (all the way from the right edge of the screen) and access the camera quickly.

The camera is complete and not restricted to take pictures in any way. But since your phone is locked, you can not access the previous photos.

 

[Ambrosia7177]

If I'm not mistaken, you can also, from the lock screen, swipe to the left (all the way from the right edge of the screen) and access the camera quickly.

Yes, that works too. Thanks!

The camera is complete and not restricted to take pictures in any way. But since your phone is locked, you can not access the previous photos.

Which is what I would want - along with protecting the phone itself.

If I was covering - let's say a protest - and the police confronted me and confiscated my phone, it would be better if they couldn't access previous photos.

(There's an app from the ACLU that supposedly uploads photos on real time to their servers in case your phone is even *illegally* confiscated, but I just haven't had time to research that more just yet.)