Screwed my lock screen

[DallasXanadu]

Somehow I managed to alter a security setting of some sort, making it impossible for me to use my fingerprint to unlock my phone. Oddly, it only seems to happen at night. I can use my fingerprint all day, but for some reason it does this in the evening. Does anybody know how I can get rid of this?

 

[Mooncatt]

I think that's standard now to require the occasional entry of your backup pin/password. They say it's for extra security, but I think it's really to keep people from forgetting their backups and eventually wanting an RMA.

 

[B. Diddy]

If you enter your PIN there, are you able to subsequently use your fingerprint for the rest of the night?

 

[mustang7757]

This andriod securty to periodically ask for pin , do you have auto restart scheduled in device care ?

 

[DallasXanadu]

If you enter your PIN there, are you able to subsequently use your fingerprint for the rest of the night?

Nope, I have to use my PIN until the next morning

 

[DallasXanadu]

I think that's standard now to require the occasional entry of your backup pin/password. They say it's for extra security, but I think it's really to keep people from forgetting their backups and eventually wanting an RMA.

That would make sense if it hadn't happened 3 nights in a row. And it's not just once, it's every time I unlock my phone, until the next morning. It seems to kick in around 7 p.m. my time.

 

[DallasXanadu]

This andriod securty to periodically ask for pin , do you have auto restart scheduled in device care ?

I don't.

 

[B. Diddy]

Do you use the phone for work (i.e., did your work IT department install a security policy on the phone)?

 

[Edox]

That would make sense if it hadn't happened 3 nights in a row. And it's not just once, it's every time I unlock my phone, until the next morning. It seems to kick in around 7 p.m. my time.

Then this is probably what is happening on the device.....

 

[mustang7757]

I don't.

Then im thinking its Android security doing its thing

 

[MNMobileGuy]

Do you use the phone for work (i.e., did your work IT department install a security policy on the phone)?

This is usually what happens when a "security policy" gets added.

Look under Settings-->Biometrics and Security-->Other Security Settings-->Device Admin Apps

 

[11B1P]

check and see if you have a Bixby routine that is set to change your security settings in the evenings