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Ah, but it's a matter of what you're trying to protect against. I'm having a number of devices, from 'swipe to unlock' via 'pattern unlock' and full passphrase

Ah, but it's a matter of what you're trying to protect against. I'm having a number of devices, from 'swipe to unlock' via 'pattern unlock' and full passphrases. My phone uses a lock pattern, because - swipe to unlock would unlock the phone in my pocket. Rare, but happened a number of times - my phone is the one device that consistently lies around the house and gets carried away by my 1.x year old son. Swipe to unlock was very easy to understand... So - pattern aren't secure, agreed. They are just a way to lock the keyboard against accidents and for that they work quite well..

e12e 13y ago
This. Arguably, if you're not using full disk encryption, your adversary is someone that (at least) hasn't entered high school yet... ;-) I'd add that it also does add a bit of "intent" (in the same sense that (quite easily pickable) door locks do -- if your child/friend/coworker unlocks your phone with your pattern, that's clearly crossing a boundary - more so than just looking at your unlocked phone.