• Raiderkev@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If you’re that concerned, if you power your phone off, biometrics will not unlock the phone after it’s turned back on, only the pin. So if you find yourself in a predicament where you think someone will try to unlock your phone without your consent via biometrics, as, long as you turn your phone off before they get it, they won’t be able to get in without a PIN.

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      1 year ago

      If you’re being assaulted you may not have time to turn it off. I don’t know about pixels but my phone doesn’t just shut off when I hold the power button. I have to hold it and then select power off. That would be difficult if I was under attack by someone who wanted my phone.