Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules::Phone-unlocking case law is “total mess,” may be ripe for Supreme Court review.

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I think all Android phones have this feature, but it has to be turned on.

      You can also turn your phone off if they ask for it. Phones need the password to unlock if they’ve been turned off.

      But I like lockdown more, since it can still record audio.

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        1 year ago

        Wow thanks had no idea this was an option on my Samsung. . it was just hiding disabled in my settings as “lockdown mode”

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      1 year ago

      Also nice to know, on an iPhone you can press power and volume up for a few second and then cancel the upcoming dialog. It will only be then require your pin to enable any other authentication method.