I was under the impression that if a phone restarts, then you cannot use biometrics. You have to use a pin/password/etc.
Comment on Android phones will soon reboot if they’re locked for a few days
n2burns@lemmy.ca 10 months agoAfter a reboot all the data is encrypted and needs a pin/fingerprint to unlock.
Just to clarify, it needs a PIN/password to unlock after reboot. Biometrics like fingerprint aren’t available until the device has been decrypted.
FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
n2burns@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
…that’s exactly what I said…
truxnell@infosec.pub 10 months ago
Thanks for the clarification, I forgot that (somehow)