• deweydecibel@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Which is also why both iPhone and Android have panic/lockdown modes.

    For my android, if I rapidly tap the fingerprint reader or the power key five times in a row, it locks down and will only be unlocked with a password. I understand iPhones have this same activation method too. Different Android models might have different activations, so you’d have to check the settings.

    You can also just hold the power key and shut the phone down, because it’s pretty standard now that upon a reboot you have to put in the pin first before you can use fingerprint.

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      1 year ago

      Which is also why both iPhone and Android have panic modes.

      When you are encountering police that would be seizing your phone in the near future, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND AGAINST quickly shoving your hand in your pocket to try to lock your phone.

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      1 year ago

      Whoops. Apparently my android version has 5x power button pressed call 911.

      It does require a pass code on hard power cycle though, which is what I use when going through security (when I remember)

      Edit - holding power and volume down shuts the phone down

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        Hah. Did the same thing. Hit cancel right away. I’m sure there’s a setting to change that.

        Also, you can add a “Lockdown mode” button in the power menu where there are Power off and Restart buttons. No need to power off that way.