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 3 weeks 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.
truxnell@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Thanks for the clarification, I forgot that (somehow)