optional biometrics

[mizu-048]

• ability to turn off biometrics verfication

• and also option to use password, pin, pattern

• Also not sure if its a bug but if you fail to do the biometrics 5 times you can't open the app (like on lockscreen) unless you lock and unlock the phone to reset the biometric attempts

[xp4u1]

I let the OS handle biometric authentication, which might explain why I couldn't replicate your failed auth scenario. I don’t see a reason to implement passcode authentication since (almost) all devices supported by memoria should have biometric authentication. Is there a specific reason you want the option to disable biometric authentication?

[mizu-048]

so i don't have to unlock it everytime?
i mean sure if its a shared device you would want that or if others use your device but maybe you just want to reduce layers of interruption, however minute they may be

Also i often have trouble opening my phone through biometric and use pattern instead, which cannot be done since there is no option to switch to pattern lock

[xp4u1]

You have to authenticate through biometrics every time you open the app. I don’t understand your argument about the shared device, since memoria is a personal diary. I chose biometrics because it ensures that only the owner of the device can open the diary. Passcodes can be compromised. However, if you really want to share access to memoria, you could add the fingerprints of multiple persons to your operating system.

While the option to use a password instead of biometric login may reduce security, I could consider adding it to the app’s settings in the future.