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I 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 tu
by Shank 3y ago
I 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.
- bhpm 3y agoI use Guided Access Mode for this.
- vel0city 3y agoI've had phones for close to a decade now (Moto X 2014) that can detect when I'm looking at the device and extend the timeout. So if I glance at the device every few minutes checking on the recipe or a map or whatever it'll keep the screen on indefinitely.
- Shank 3y agoiOS has “Attention Aware” features but these features don’t account for atypical use cases like when I’m running some persistent app that needs foreground use (like a firmware update on an IoT device) that I can’t be bothered to stare at.
- Vingdoloras 3y agoSame here. I get irritated when I see people put down their phone without locking it, only to realize theirs will auto-lock. That said, from now on I'll probably have auto-lock turned on when flying.
- optimalsolver 3y agoIf your phone unexpectedly ends up on the ground in the middle of a flight, auto-lock is the least of your problems.
- mcfedr 3y agoPossibly, given people are (to some level of course) basically fine, having someone walk off with your phone unlocked could have pretty annoying consequences at a time when you'd really rather not deal with them
- positr0n 3y ago> That said, from now on I'll probably have auto-lock turned on when flying. I think you are far far more likely to have a random cardiac arrest or stroke while you are looking at your phone than have it ripped out of your hands in an airplane. The former has happened to several otherwise healthy people I know and the plane thing happened to a few people ever. Also do you turn it on while you are a passenger in a car or bus?
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y agoI do the same. I make sure to use FaceID, though. I also almost never use apps like dedicated banking apps or social media apps; instead, using Safari. I know folks that don’t lock, and don’t use Face/Touch ID, because convenience (or paranoia). I’m not sure that’s a good idea. We have our whole lives in these devices, and they could do a lot of damage. There’s an old movie, called Taking Care of Business[0], where Jim Belushi finds Charles Grodin’s date planner, and takes over his life. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_Care_of_Business_(film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_Care_of_Business_(fil...
- donkeyd 3y ago> I also almost never use apps like dedicated banking apps or social media apps; instead, using Safari. Nearly every bank I know of recommends using apps over their website, since in general they're safer than using their websites. But I'm in The Netherlands and I don't know whether banking apps in different countries have the same security standards.
- astrange 3y agoThat is probably true because phones are less susceptible to keyloggers or evil browser extensions, but "security standards" have approximately nothing to do with it beyond "using HTTPS". The security model for US banks is that it's illegal to do crimes to people's bank accounts. It doesn't involve "super secure apps", bank account numbers and credit card numbers are super insecure and there is little reason you should care about this insofar as you're not liable for leaking them.
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago> as you're not liable for leaking them. But it's fun when you get your checking account drained, and it takes weeks to get it back. I've seen that happen to a couple of folks. That's also why I don't like to link my account to sites like PayPal and Venmo.
- cameronh90 3y ago
- mcfedr 3y agoThis seems crazy, from a security point of view, even just basic level, like my kids walking off with it
- Shank 3y agoHmm, I live alone and I don’t leave my phone unattended. I think it’s important to consider your risk profile before changing any security settings. With kids, I would probably adjust my threat model to prevent accidental changes to things, etc.
- somedude895 3y agoI hate that the maximum for auto-lock is 5 minutes. I wish you could set it to 10 or even 30. but it's 5 minutes or never.
- nytesky 3y agoGuided access should give you some help there.
- rickyc091 3y agoI'm in the same boat. I disable auto-lock. However, it would be nice to have a setting for 30 minutes or an hour, but thankfully my battery will die before that's needed.
- dboreham 3y agoQuick data point that Samsung Android phones (at least the ones I've used for the last many years) unlock with fingerprint on the side which is as close to a zero-effort unlock as you can get.
- Shank 3y agoI have Face ID enabled etc, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s annoying. If I’m alone at home with the door locked, there is an infinitesimally small chance of any security issue that would render my device compromised. So realistically, I’m accounting for my own sanity + convenience here.
- m463 3y agoI sometimes do it when I have to use my phone with gloves or in the rain (temporarily) My phone has the fingerprint sensor. I don't use faceid.
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- FuturisticGoo 3y agoLineage OS has this cool feature called "Caffeine" which is a quick settings button. When tapped, it temporarily increases the lock screen timeout. Pressing it again increases it more. Long pressing it will make it infinite. It will reset once the user manually locks. I find it quite useful in cases like reading
- Voklen 3y agoI second this, a short timeout for security + caffeine for convenience is what all phones should have in my opinion.
- mint2 3y agoIf someone grabs your phone, welcome to issues. Or you drop your phone when distracted by something. Both unlikely, yes but not impossible. Similar to wearing a seat belt. I found someone’s Apple Watch that had no password. I could have done a ton of nefarious things if I’d been inclined. Had a different person picked it up, they might have had all their accounts hijacked.