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Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules (arstechnica.com)
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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.

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[–] hackitfast@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's what the 'Lockdown' feature on Pixel phones does.

https://9to5google.com/2022/03/08/how-to-enable-lockdown-mode-on-pixel/

Impossible to force a fingerprint or face scan because it asks the phone to only accept passcodes.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] dorron@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

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

[–] hubobes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

On recent almost all Androids from the last decade+ you can reboot them to force a PIN requirement, and lockdown mode is available on most recent Android phones, not just Pixel