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Android phones triggers wipe on unlock. So use unlock bootloader to stole data simply don't work. Besides that, some phone will add a unremovble giant red excl
by mmis1000 5y ago
Android phones triggers wipe on unlock. So use unlock bootloader to stole data simply don't work.
Besides that, some phone will add a unremovble giant red exclamation mark on boot screen to notate the phone being unlocked to warn you `the phone is already unlocked, don't trust it unless it is done by you.`
- thebean11 5y agoDon't all modern phones encrypt user data on disk anyway?
- bosswipe 5y agoThe wipe on unlock thing is not about preventing others from getting your data, it's about preventing you from getting app data.
- mmis1000 5y agoI though either way it true? There are some apps designed not to being backup without a trace. For example: some 2FA apps are designed to stay exactly on one machine for security reasons (They are meant to replace traditional 2fa device). Being backup easily compromises the requirements.
- robertlagrant 5y agoPeople start their phones rarely.
- thescriptkiddie 5y agoWould be nice if they provided a way to backup your phone before unlocking the bootloader, or at least put a warning that your phone is about to be wiped. I have personally lost data because of this, and there really is no way to backup an android device without having unlocked the bootloader first.
- marcan_42 5y ago`adb backup` works with the bootloader locked. Unlock, wipe, then restore the backup. It's not perfect, but it gets most of the way there. On the phones I've used (Pixel), there is a warning that unlocking will wipe all data.
- iggldiggl 5y ago"adb backup" doesn't work for apps that have opted out of backups, though.