On: The Next iOS Update Has a Feature to Prevent Cops ...

[RickS]

> and doesn’t do any more than using the wrong finger repeatedly in previous versions.

pressing home 5x instead of triggering the wrong fingerprint lockout is probably 20x faster, and can be done in the pocket/blind much more easily.

[borisj → RickS]

It also has the functionality to be able to wipe your phone when failing to unlock after 10 tries. It sounds so arduous to trigger in a tight situation that it's not useful in the real world.