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It's crazy to me that the phone hasn't locked automatically. Do people really walk around with their phones set to never lock and turn the screen off? Mine time
by imgabe 3y ago
It's crazy to me that the phone hasn't locked automatically. Do people really walk around with their phones set to never lock and turn the screen off? Mine times out after 5 minutes.
- rekoil 3y agoThe fact that it was pulled out of the plane (and didn't stay snug in its owners pocket) suggests it was being used at the time, and thus unlocked. And yeah, I tend to set my phone to never lock at times, probably not while traveling I guess, but it absolutely happens.
- addandsubtract 3y agoThe tweet said there was a broken off charging plug still in the phone. Maybe that kept it unlocked?
- stingraycharles 3y agoUnlikely, as plugging in a charger cable without electrical power has no effects on an iPhone.
- ksjskskskkk 3y agoa ripped cable might sort pins which might confused that logic. it's probably in connected mode but showing something like insufficient amps. simpler explanation, it's 2023 apple code...
- Daneel_ 3y agoSome of us intentionally disable autolock - I know I have it off because I can’t stand the screen automatically turning off on me when I’m using it for reference material.
- Dah00n 3y agoCan't you set it to only auto-lock when not on your person, near you or at place X, Y or Z? Seems there are so many options for targets to keep it unlocked (smartwatch, a place, movement, WiFi, ...) that disabling it seems unnecessary?
- martin-adams 3y agoIt depends on your settings I guess. I'll put my phone down on an app only to find out half and hour later it's still open.
- Shank 3y agoI disable auto-lock. The primary reason for this is that I’m extremely intentional about using my phone. If I have some content open, I don’t want the screen turning off. This is an atypical choice, but I always lock when I’m done and don’t encounter any issues from this choice.
- rl3 3y ago>This is an atypical choice, but I always lock when I’m done and don’t encounter any issues from this choice. I try to avoid modern Boeing aircraft as well.
- Daneel_ 3y agoPrecisely. I’ll choose when to lock the screen - what if I’m using it to read a recipe, or looking up documentation, or I have a map on screen? Etc etc.
- esrauch 3y agoIt seems like you should still have an auto lock to 30 minutes? Events way less drastic than an airplane door blowing off can cause you to not be able to lock your phone, like someone just snatching it out of your hand on the subway (where in theory they could keep it awake indefinitely with a 30 minute timeout but they very probably won't)
- grotorea 3y agoI think the phone thieves have figured this out by now and will keep it unlocked even if it's a 30 seconds timeout.
- Daneel_ 3y agoThe maximum on iOS is only 5 minutes, and I regularly leave my phone untouched for longer periods than that while cooking. I hear your point, but everything really important on my phone is behind another wall of passwords/pin protection, and I am meticulous about backups. The physical device doesn’t matter much. I’ll put it on stolen mode remotely, force an email sign out, and just assume it’s dead because they won’t be able to turn off Find My. I also work from home, so I’m more suited to having it in this mode of operation.
- 0xEF 3y agoAs a rule, if the security feature creates even the slightest bit of inconvenience when using the device, you can bet your bippy that about half the user population will turn said feature off.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoSome people install dumny seat belt defeat devices.
- Libcat99 3y agoOr ride with the damn bell ringing the whole time. I have a co worker who I won't ride with anymore simply because of that.
- mewpmewp2 3y agoWould it help if in addition to the bell ringing, cars would start to let out some very nasty odour? Could help with the deaf and the noise ignorant.
- al_borland 3y agoOr maybe a speed limiter. You can’t go over 25mph until the seatbelt is fastened. That would let people move a car in the driveway or something minor, but force them to buckle to get on most roads.
- danielfoster 3y agoMost people don’t expect their phones to be sucked out of airplanes.
- logifail 3y ago> Most people don’t expect their phones to be sucked out of airplanes. Most people don't expect a stranger to post photos of their phone's screen on the Internet either.
- insickness 3y agoThere are an almost limitless myriad of "Most people don't expect..." which is why security features are important.
- logifail 3y ago> why security features are important Being thoughtful is also important. I can think of no reason for anyone to share an innocent stranger's details on the Internet.
- al_borland 3y agoMy auto-lock is set to 30 seconds, and I still manually lock it any time I put it down instead of waiting. I often see people put their phone down or in their pocket with the screen still on, and it just sits there for several minutes. It’s a pet peeve of mine. I have to assume these are the same people who complain about battery life all the time.
- tuetuopay 3y agomy dad does this, and now complain his early-gen oled phone screen has terrible burn-in. it's not like I warned him since day one...
- treffer 3y agoPhone locks are mostly a protection against accidental loss (self inflicted or stolen). But sometimes that's not worth the hassle. E.g. I disabled locks while my car was running. The tradeoff is IMHO well worth it as I immediately take the phone from the car should I leave. So the overall risk is minimal. Yet should it ever distract me then that's a big issue. And not being reachable was also not an option given family circumstances at that time. It's just a risk vs. benefit tradeoff. And that's a very personal judgment call.
- asylteltine 3y agoI agree. I see a lot of comments about “being intentional about using the phone” but in those cases the phone doesn’t lock anyway… using maps or watching something prevents auto lock. It just makes no sense at all to disable it.
- TillE 3y agoThat's true of video playback, it's not true for other apps I want to keep open without the phone auto-locking. People making those comments aren't like lying or delusional, they're just using different apps.
- sssilver 3y agoIt’s not true if you’re looking at sheet music in Safari while playing an instrument for example, or looking at engine assembly diagram while working on an engine with greasy hands.
- inetknght 3y ago> Do people really walk around with their phones set to never lock and turn the screen off? I set mine to lock and auto-turn off after a short moment. Nonetheless, I have found that the phone will sometimes get in a state or screen which prevents autolocking. It does this usually at the same state or screen but it's easy to trigger accidentally without noticing. ...just pull down the top bar. That might happen if you're holding your phone and it gets sucked out of your fingers. Or stolen right out of your hand.
- deadbabe 3y agoThe autolocking fails is why I wish I could lock my whole photo library behind an additional layer of unlock instead of just the hidden album.