If you have an iPhone, holding down either volume button and the side button will bring out the Medical ID, slide to power off, Emergency SOS screen. This will also disable FaceID. Password will be required to access the phone now.
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Lemonparty@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Pro tip, if you suspect the police are going to take your phone, turn it off. As far as I am aware, finger print and face id do not work on initial startup and they can’t console you to enter your pin without a warrant.
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Welt@lazysoci.al 2 days ago
*counsel you. I’m picturing a police officer comforting a suspect who’s sobbing with a hand on their shoulder haha.
Lemonparty@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Not counsel, compel actually. But either way, definitely not console! Ha
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LeTak@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Just hold Side button and one of the volume buttons to deactivate biometrics
r0ertel@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Double check this in the state or country you’re in. I recall something from a few years ago where the police could force you to give a swipe pattern and maybe pin since these items are not covered in the same way that a password is.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Maybe in some countries but in a western one they aren’t getting a pattern or passcode unless you verbally give it to them. We do know though that there is some level of capability to crack phones though.
r0ertel@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Indent to find an article to back up what I remember and in 2020, a woman was held in contempt of court and jailed for refusing to provide a passcode. The case was later overturned.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 day ago
But they didn’t get the code. That’s the quest they can do, hold you in contempt of court. Which in the US is illegal under the 5th amendment.
yamanii@lemmy.world 1 day ago
How is a pin not a passcode?
mako@lemmy.today 2 days ago
How can you be forced to input a pattern/PIN?
Korbs@lemmy.world 1 day ago
My phone has a “Lockdown” option in the power menu. It usually makes it require the pin and fingerprint won’t be available until unlocked again.
Petter1@lemm.ee 1 day ago
You can destroy it completely, no way they get to the key to encrypt your files like this ☝🏻🤓
MadBigote@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Better yet: don’t use biometrics. My phone has face recognition for unlocking, but I better stick to a PIN/PASSWORD.
Lemonparty@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Or better yet just don’t use a phone at all! Can’t make you unlock what you don’t have!