This is good to know, but adds an additional step to simply requiring a passcode to unlock on screen lock.
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cranakis@reddthat.com 3 days agoFor most phones, just rebooting it will drop it back to bio + passcode. That’s the quick method for me.
dudeami0@lemmy.dudeami.win 3 days ago
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 3 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.
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