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Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone (gizmodo.com)

submitted 6 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 51 points 6 months ago (14 children)

FYI Androids have a feature for this. If you are ever forced to interact with a cop you can press the side button and volume up(might be different on other phones) to select lockdown which will force your phone to only be opened with the password. Its gross that we need this feature, but now you know.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Edit: Maybe:

You can instead hold the power button for 1 second to open the same menu. Feels easier to me.

[–] lemonnade@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Usually that just launches the Google Assistant on most new phones.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Ah, I don't use that on my Pixel 7 Pro, so it gives the old menu.

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