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Also, if you do use biometrics and ever find yourself in a sticky situation most modern operating systems have built in features to quickly disable them on dema

Also, if you do use biometrics and ever find yourself in a sticky situation most modern operating systems have built in features to quickly disable them on demand. iOS, for example, allows you to quickly disable Face/Touch ID by holding the side+any volume button for two seconds and then quickly tap the side button again when the shutdown slide appears.

zizee 5y ago
If you are ever expecting to be in a situation where a) you have incriminating evidence on you phone, and b) have reason to believe the police will likely try and get access to it at some unpredictable time in the future, I think you'd just be wise to not use biometrics at all.
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kingcharles 5y ago
Probably won't have time. I had a loaded gun pointed at my head and told not to touch my phone. Had every reason to believe they would have fired.
- HeavyStorm 5y ago
  Nobody else is going to ask the parent what was that?
- DantesKite 5y ago
  Why did the police point a gun at your head?
  - atatatat 5y ago
    United States
- boppo1 5y ago
  You have to tell this story.
- nervlord 5y ago
  Yeah this is a press X to doubt story if ever I've seen one.
steelframe 5y ago
With iPhones you can say, "Hey Siri, whose phone is this?" That will disable biometric unlock.
- mekal 5y ago
  I just tried this with my iphone 11, just out of curiosity... Siri ratted me out and my face still unlocked it.
  - steelframe 5y ago
    I'm running iOS 15.0.2 on an iPhone 12 Pro. The response I got was, "I believe this iPhone belongs to Bob," where "Bob" is my first name. Then Face ID was disabled, and the only way I could unlock my phone was with my passcode.
    - jakelazaroff 5y ago
      Also running iOS 15.0.2. This did not disable biometric unlock. Don’t mess with Siri, just hold down the power button and either volume button simultaneously for a few seconds.
      - charlieo88 5y ago
        iPhone 7 plus runing 15.0.2, my biometrics unlock was disabled until I put in the password.
      - hackmiester 5y ago
        Be sure not to look at your phone when you test it! If it sees your face and unlocks before the command is processed, it doesn't work.
  - hackmiester 5y ago
    Be sure not to look at your phone when you test it!
chimeracoder 5y ago
> iOS, for example, allows you to quickly disable Face/Touch ID by holding the side+any volume button for two seconds and then quickly tap the side button again when the shutdown slide appears Android unfortunately doesn't have anything like this enabled by default, and what it allows you to enable is much more limited. Lockdown mode[0] has to be enabled manually (it's hidden deep in setting that most people won't notice), and all it does is add an additional soft button when you long-press the power button. That button will disable biometric unlocking and hide notifications, but only until the phone is next unlocked. Unfortunately, in situations where you might want to use this, long-pressing the button and then having to tap the screen is cumbersome. To be fair, the third button is the power button, which will turn off the device and is effectively another way of disabling the biometric unlocking. So if you randomly press the top of the screen, you have a 2/3 chance of locking your phone as desired... and a 1/3 chance of calling 911 instead (which may make the situation worse). https://screenrant.com/android-lockdown-mode-purpose-enable-how-explained/ https://screenrant.com/android-lockdown-mode-purpose-enable-...
- Ikatza 5y ago
  Not really. I have a gesture programmed in Nova Launcher to disable biometrics with a pinch. The system allows you to do many more things than iOS, just not put of the box.
  - chimeracoder 5y ago
    > Not really. I have a gesture programmed in Nova Launcher to disable biometrics with a pinch The original statement was > most modern operating systems have built in features to quickly disable them on demand A custom-made gesture using a third-party launcher is not built-in (to say nothing of whether that's accessible or feasible for the vast majority of Android users).
    - atatatat 5y ago
      All that matters is the result. Most users would be okay with having these features only available through the Apple App Store. Instead, the result is none of those features on their phone.
lathiat 5y ago
Official document is here: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iph6d162927a/ios https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iph6d162927a/io...

zizee 5y ago

If you are ever expecting to be in a situation where a) you have incriminating evidence on you phone, and b) have reason to believe the police will likely try and get access to it at some unpredictable time in the future, I think you'd just be wise to not use biometrics at all.

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kingcharles 5y ago

Probably won't have time. I had a loaded gun pointed at my head and told not to touch my phone. Had every reason to believe they would have fired.

HeavyStorm 5y ago
Nobody else is going to ask the parent what was that?
DantesKite 5y ago
Why did the police point a gun at your head?
- atatatat 5y ago
  United States
boppo1 5y ago
You have to tell this story.
nervlord 5y ago
Yeah this is a press X to doubt story if ever I've seen one.

steelframe 5y ago

With iPhones you can say, "Hey Siri, whose phone is this?" That will disable biometric unlock.

mekal 5y ago
I just tried this with my iphone 11, just out of curiosity... Siri ratted me out and my face still unlocked it.
- steelframe 5y ago
  I'm running iOS 15.0.2 on an iPhone 12 Pro. The response I got was, "I believe this iPhone belongs to Bob," where "Bob" is my first name. Then Face ID was disabled, and the only way I could unlock my phone was with my passcode.
  - jakelazaroff 5y ago
    Also running iOS 15.0.2. This did not disable biometric unlock. Don’t mess with Siri, just hold down the power button and either volume button simultaneously for a few seconds.
    - charlieo88 5y ago
      iPhone 7 plus runing 15.0.2, my biometrics unlock was disabled until I put in the password.
    - hackmiester 5y ago
      Be sure not to look at your phone when you test it! If it sees your face and unlocks before the command is processed, it doesn't work.
- hackmiester 5y ago
  Be sure not to look at your phone when you test it!

chimeracoder 5y ago

> iOS, for example, allows you to quickly disable Face/Touch ID by holding the side+any volume button for two seconds and then quickly tap the side button again when the shutdown slide appears Android unfortunately doesn't have anything like this enabled by default, and what it allows you to enable is much more limited. Lockdown mode[0] has to be enabled manually (it's hidden deep in setting that most people won't notice), and all it does is add an additional soft button when you long-press the power button. That button will disable biometric unlocking and hide notifications, but only until the phone is next unlocked. Unfortunately, in situations where you might want to use this, long-pressing the button and then having to tap the screen is cumbersome. To be fair, the third button is the power button, which will turn off the device and is effectively another way of disabling the biometric unlocking. So if you randomly press the top of the screen, you have a 2/3 chance of locking your phone as desired... and a 1/3 chance of calling 911 instead (which may make the situation worse). https://screenrant.com/android-lockdown-mode-purpose-enable-how-explained/ https://screenrant.com/android-lockdown-mode-purpose-enable-...

Ikatza 5y ago
Not really. I have a gesture programmed in Nova Launcher to disable biometrics with a pinch. The system allows you to do many more things than iOS, just not put of the box.
- chimeracoder 5y ago
  > Not really. I have a gesture programmed in Nova Launcher to disable biometrics with a pinch The original statement was > most modern operating systems have built in features to quickly disable them on demand A custom-made gesture using a third-party launcher is not built-in (to say nothing of whether that's accessible or feasible for the vast majority of Android users).
  - atatatat 5y ago
    All that matters is the result. Most users would be okay with having these features only available through the Apple App Store. Instead, the result is none of those features on their phone.

lathiat 5y ago

Official document is here: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iph6d162927a/ios https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/iphone/iph6d162927a/io...