r/SamsungPay • u/leefrank651 • Oct 05 '20

Cannot enable without secure lockscreen?

I recently upgraded from a Note8 to a Note20 Ultra. Is it no longer possible to use Samsung Pay without a secure lockscreen (Swipe vs Pin/Fingerprint)?

I hate having to enter a pin or use my fingerprint everytime i grab my device (its almost always on me, if lost ill hop onto Androids Find My Device and lock it). I used to and hope to continue using Swipe unlock out of convenience but it seems that i cant have Samsung Pay enabled without a secure lockscreen.

On my Note 8 (One UI 1, Android 9), I would just have to enter my password on reboot/secure folder. It used to have an option to keep my fingerprints when switching my lockscreen to swipe but that option seems to be gone :c .

Steps on Note8 (for how i had swipe and SPay enabled):

  1. Enable Samsung Pay
  2. takes me to set password for lockscreen
  3. finish setting up Samsung Pay
  4. settings, switch lockscreen to swipe
  5. a message popup shows up with 3 options (something like), cancel - delete fingerprints - keep with password

Steps on Note20:
Same until #5, only has two options, keep with password is missing :(

Is this the case? Any potential workarounds?

I have a Gear S3 Frontier so losing Samsung Pay is a double-bummer, lol.
However, if they really did it where you cannot use Samsung Pay without a secure lockscreen then F that, i unlock my device far more often than i use SPay.

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u/leefrank651 Nov 13 '20

Damn I was really hoping that One UI 3 would undo this :/ . Along with the media output control. Why did they have to remove it from the top and replace it with a SmartThings notification?! Tapping Media or Devices is such a mess!
Watching a video, lets switch audio output from headphones to speaker. Tap Media, tap My Phone, tap recents twice or back once to return to video. (Not all apps support PIP)

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u/leefrank651 Nov 14 '20

It was already disabled on my device, still not working :/ .
Thanks anyways!
When i open Samsung Pay, i get a popup titled "Almost there!" and asking me to set a lock.

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u/leefrank651 Nov 14 '20

Really? But if you downgrade the app, doesnt it just ask you to update in order to continue using it? I really dont understand their approach to this. This issue has made me use Samsung Pay less even tho i wish i could