It’s not just your phone, and a warrant isn’t always needed thanks to this precedent. Police are able to search without a warrant under many circumstances. For

It’s not just your phone, and a warrant isn’t always needed thanks to this precedent. Police are able to search without a warrant under many circumstances. For example, they could pull you over, give their dog a command to “hit” on your car, claim the dog smells drugs to search your vehicle, and force anyone in the vehicle to unlock their phones if they’re using biometric security.