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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you have iOS you can disable it quickly by spamming the power button (button on right hand side of screen) 5 times.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Depending on your skin color, reaching into your pocket to do this may be punishable by immediate execution. Just don't use biometrics.

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Depending on your skin color being pulled over is punishable by execution. It's an easy way to disable it while handing it over if you have that chance.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

And when the cop has you a gunpoint with your hands in the air, and their accomplice pills the phone out of your pocket?

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Well then you're fucked.

Maybe there's A thing you can tell Siri to disable Face ID.

[–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] GutterRat42@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I did that, and it tried to call 911

[–] Lumelore@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I wish I read more of this thread first. In GrapheneOS it first opened my camera app and then attempted calling 911. Freaked me out so much cause I was relaxing in bed with my titties out. Also the setting is called Emergency SOS if you want to disable it.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For some android phones it's a setting. I have long press with an option for Lockdown and 5 click duress

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Not sure what the difference is between my adroid locking when I just tap the power button one ane when I enter lockdown mode after holding the power button. They both get to tge same needing to put in a pattern to unlock.

For me its power + volume up

[–] sculptor0725@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The thing with android lockdown is that it turns back off as soon as you unlock it. For something like going to an airport, I would go into settings and disable "use biometrics to unlock" under the biometric settings. Lockdown is more of an "oh shit" button, if you have the time to do it properly make it stick until you're safe.

[–] phobiac@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Better to just turn the phone off if you're in the power menu anyway. On boot up the phone requires a non-biometric credential to decrypt it.

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Android varies a bit depending on the software/manufacturer. It was added in Android 9 but some software releases remove it.

By default it is not enabled. You can search settings for "Lockdown", and then it will just be an option in the menu when you hold the power button.

[–] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Looks like it's now a permanent item in the power menu. (I just got upgraded to Android 17 and couldn't find it in settings, but it is on my power/reboot menu options already.) Thanks for the tip, I didn't even realize Android had this.