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A thief flags you down, grabs your phone and makes you unlock it using your thumb.

A cop opens the cop car door, grabs your hand and unlocks your phone, or even easier, face unlock.

Granted, guns and torture are rather effective as well, but is anyone entirely against fingerprint unlocking?

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[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

(and I'm not just saying that because that's what a meth dealer would say)

Hmm sound like something a meth dealer would say

And yeah android does have a lockdown button, if you press and hold the power button, its in the options.

Alternatively you can quickly spam the wrong finger over the sensor a few times until it requires the pass code, which will work for iOS too.

Edit: after a quick test the "wrong finger" method has a a fatal flaw. After using the wrong finger a few times, the pass code UI appears. If you back out of it you can still use finger unlock. You have to get to the code UI and back out 2-3 times before it says too many failed attempts and forces you to use the pin.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hmm sound like something a meth dealer would say

I assure you. I'm not a meth dealer. Really. I don't know what else to tell you!

Thanks for answering my question.

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Methinks the meth dealer doth protest too much.

Hoisted by my own methtard.

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