Modern-day iOS devices come equipped with advanced forms of biometric authentication right out of the box, such asFace IDorTouch ID, but you’re able to still resort to an alphanumeric or numeric passcode if you wanted to.
It might seem counterproductive to do such a thing given just how fast and zippy Face ID and Touch ID have become, but a newjailbreak tweakrelease calledScribbleby iOS developerBoois sure to make you actually want to use your passcode interface over biometric authentication.
If you haven’t already inferred from the tweak’s name, Scribble effectively lets you draw a doodle to unlock your iPhone or iPad rather than entering a pin number or alphanumeric password. That said, it makes authenticating yourself a lot more fun.
With Scribble, you’re able to unlock your iPhone or iPad with virtually any type of drawing that you want. Upon setting a unique drawing that you’d like to identify with, you can draw it on theLock screento prove that you’re actually you, like so:
Scribble adds a preference pane to the Settings app where you can configure the tweak to your liking:
Here, you can:
The developer provides a respring button at the bottom of the preference pane that you’re able to use to save your changes on demand. Alternatively, you can tap on the Apply button at the top right of the preference pane for the same effect. Failing to respring could result in unsaved changes.
Personally, I haven’t used a drawing-based jailbreak tweak since before the iOS 6 era, and that’s due to the lack of such tweaks existing; that aside, I’ve always been a fan of them. It’s worth noting that Face ID and Touch ID are still faster means of unlocking your handset, but Scribble is more fun.
If you’re interested in trying Scribble for yourself, then you candownload it from Cydia’s Packix repository for $1.49. The tweak supports alljailbrokeniOS 11 and 12 devices.
What do you think about drawing pictures to unlock your handset? Let us know in the comments section below, but don’t tell us what you’re drawing… for obvious reasons…
