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Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Amicitas@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

For Android:

Open Settings
Search for "Lockdown"
Select "Show Lockdown option" from the results, or the result that most resembles that.
Enter your pin if required.
Tap the associated slider to enable Show lockdown option

Now when you hold your power button, you get a "lockdown" option that disables biometrics and forces you to enter your passcode for the next unlock.

Particularly useful for me, as I have my phone set up to always be unlocked if my watch is close enough (maybe stupid of me), but I can force lock it at any time.

[–] leds@feddit.dk 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Also relevant:

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yo! Where was this when my nephew was small and wanted to play Angry Birds on my phone lol

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

On some phones you won't get anything when searching for "lockdown" but you most likely have it, it's typically under Display > Lock screen > Shown lockdown option.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I appreciate you.