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On iPhone X, you can hold the power button and volume up for 5 seconds and it will lock the phone, disable Face ID, and force entering your passcode to unlock.
by philipbjorge 8y ago
On iPhone X, you can hold the power button and volume up for 5 seconds and it will lock the phone, disable Face ID, and force entering your passcode to unlock.
- tehmaco 8y agoYou can also tap the power button five times in a row, which brings up the emergency screen (Power Off, Medical ID, SOS call), but also disables face recognition until a pin unlock has happened.
- reneherse 8y agoNote this initiates an alarm and emergency call, with a three second window in which to cancel. Quite a surprise!!
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoI wish there was a control center toggle for this. I like to disable biometrics when I travel so a CC option would be great.
- quickthrower2 8y agoHow does that work if you are under arrest? This is the scenario I am referring to and the article is about the police, so it's on point.
- colejohnson66 8y agoIf you’re doing something illegal, I’d assume you wouldn’t use Face ID because of this exact scenario, but from what I’ve seen, most criminals are dumb.
- adtac 8y ago>from what I’ve seen, most criminals are dumb Nope, just the ones you see caught.
- quickthrower2 8y agoInnocent people get arrested. Innocent people spend years in jail awaiting trial. And occasionally innocent people get convicted.
- knolan 8y agoThe idea being that you are able to disable the biometric stuff before you expect to encounter a situation involving overreaching law enforcement. Hitting the power button 5 times in your pocket is easy enough. Additionally TouchID is disabled after several hours of the device being unlocked. I presume FaceID is no different. So if you refuse to comply and they have to get a court order then the time limit may be reached. You can even have the device wipe itself after 10 failed attempts to unlock it.