The gesture system, for me at least, is also far easier to pick up visually by g...

ahpeeyem · on June 20, 2011

I found it easier to pick up visually as well, and thus more difficult to hide from anyone who may be trying to see it.

On the other hand it's really hard to describe your gesture to someone if you're lending them your phone, unlike a PIN which is easy to relay verbally; you really need to demonstrate the gesture.

andrewaylett · on June 20, 2011

I map the points to numbers and give them that -- it winds up being exactly the same as telling people a PIN.

v21 · on June 20, 2011

But on the other hand, I can do it (I think) quicker than entering a PIN code, and without looking at my phone. Always a tradeoff...