You can access your Wallet by opening the Wallet app on your device, but you can also access it by double-clicking the Home button when the device is locked. This level of convenience is nice if you need to show a boarding pass at the airport, or if you want to use Apple Pay at the store without the hassle of unlocking your iPhone and launching the Wallet app. But it also means that anyone with access to your iPhone can also access the cards and information in your Wallet, which is something that you may not want. Our short guide below will show you how to turn off this setting so that the Wallet cannot be accessed unless the device is unlocked.
How to Turn Off the Double-Click Home Button Option for the Wallet in iOS 9
This article was performed using an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 9. Note that this option is only available in iOS 9 or higher. If you have not yet done so, you can upgrade to iOS 9 to gain access to all of the new features and settings that the software has to offer.
iOS 9 brings a lot of interesting new options and settings to your iPhone. For example, you can turn on Low Power mode if you have been looking for a way to increase the amount of battery life that you get with your iPhone between charges. After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites. His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well. Read his full bio here.
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