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> holding power + volume up for a few seconds disables biometrics silently I didn't know about this great shortcut until today. Note that it isn't particularly

by basseq 7y ago

> holding power + volume up for a few seconds disables biometrics silently I didn't know about this great shortcut until today. Note that it isn't particularly "silent", as it displays an "Emergency SOS" slider that, when canceled, prompts you for your password. Apparently, saying "Hey Siri, whose phone is this?" will disable biometrics as well. Finally, you may be interested in the "Police" shortcut[1], which sends a text to a contact, starts recording voice and video, and saves it to the cloud. [1] https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/2d68cb1ee7b84f08ace2fd600b9855b5 https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/2d68cb1ee7b84f08ace2fd600b9...

hprotagonist 7y ago
it's audibly silent -- on post-iPhoneX models, clicking power 5 times will emit a siren tone and then autodial 911 in addition to locking out biometrics. power + volumeup displays on the screen but does not emit a noise. I think the police shortcut got nerfed with 12.2, but I'm not sure.
- basseq 7y ago
  Good clarification, thanks. I can't find any immediate results on the Police shortcut no longer working—almost every reference is from Q3 2018.
- rhinoceraptor 7y ago
  Clicking the power 5 times also gives me a heart attack when I do it accidentally when I'm trying to turn up my podcast.
klodolph 7y ago
> Apparently, saying "Hey Siri, whose phone is this?" will disable biometrics as well. This does not work on 7+, at least. Nor does holding side button + volume up. Pressing the side button 5 times will bring up the emergency screen (just press "cancel" when it shows up) and disable biometrics.
- iheartpotatoes 7y ago
  Thanks! I have a 7p and noticed those didn't work. The 5-click method is easy to remember.
- basseq 7y ago
  Confirmed both the Hey Siri and Power+Volume tricks do work on an iPhone 8-Plus running iOS 12.2. Wonder if it doesn’t work on older phones, but surprised it’s not tied to iOS version.
  - m463 7y ago
    also works on 8+ and ios 11
- Crosseye_Jack 7y ago
  For me the Siri trick only works if the phone is already locked.

by basseq 7y ago

hprotagonist 7y ago

it's audibly silent -- on post-iPhoneX models, clicking power 5 times will emit a siren tone and then autodial 911 in addition to locking out biometrics. power + volumeup displays on the screen but does not emit a noise. I think the police shortcut got nerfed with 12.2, but I'm not sure.

basseq 7y ago
Good clarification, thanks. I can't find any immediate results on the Police shortcut no longer working—almost every reference is from Q3 2018.
rhinoceraptor 7y ago
Clicking the power 5 times also gives me a heart attack when I do it accidentally when I'm trying to turn up my podcast.

klodolph 7y ago

> Apparently, saying "Hey Siri, whose phone is this?" will disable biometrics as well. This does not work on 7+, at least. Nor does holding side button + volume up. Pressing the side button 5 times will bring up the emergency screen (just press "cancel" when it shows up) and disable biometrics.

iheartpotatoes 7y ago
Thanks! I have a 7p and noticed those didn't work. The 5-click method is easy to remember.
basseq 7y ago
Confirmed both the Hey Siri and Power+Volume tricks do work on an iPhone 8-Plus running iOS 12.2. Wonder if it doesn’t work on older phones, but surprised it’s not tied to iOS version.
- m463 7y ago
  also works on 8+ and ios 11
Crosseye_Jack 7y ago
For me the Siri trick only works if the phone is already locked.