(On Android five clicks on the lock screen makes an emergency call)
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SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 3 days agoOr just know how to enable lockdown mode. On iOS that’s 5 rapid clicks of the power button, screen on or off, and it vibrates to let you know you got it without looking. Dunno what it might be for android, or if it varies by model.
It ends up like a newly rebooted phone; requires a typed passcode.
Zwiebel@feddit.org 3 days ago
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
But… “Apple bad!”
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, Apple is bad. They are a tax-dodging multi-trillion-dollar company. They are not good. They are not your friend.
Android phones have this feature as well btw lol
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Google IS your friend?
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Where did I say that?
dudeami0@lemmy.dudeami.win 3 days ago
I personally rather trust that my device isn’t able to be unlocked without my permission, rather than hope I am able to do some action to disable it in certain situations. The availability of such features is nice, but I would assume I would be incapable of performing such actions in the moment.
My other thought is, how guilty is one perceived if they immediately attempt to lock their phones in such a matter, by a jury of their peers? I rather go the deniability route of I didn’t want to share my passcode vs I locked my phone down cause the cops were grabbing me.
cranakis@reddthat.com 3 days ago
For most phones, just rebooting it will drop it back to bio + passcode. That’s the quick method for me.
wurstgulasch3000@lemmy.world 3 days ago
This will also put the device in the “before first unlock” state, which will make it harder to extract data, even with physical access. After first unlock some data might be accessed even without the passcode when connecting the phone to a computer
dudeami0@lemmy.dudeami.win 3 days ago
This is good to know, but adds an additional step to simply requiring a passcode to unlock on screen lock.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
It’s also much more secure to reboot (and not unlock) it, should it be taken from you and potentially tried to be broken into or compromised in some way, usually to extract data and forensics. A phone that has been unlocked is weaker with protection than one which has been restarted and awaiting first unlock.