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[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 77 points 1 year ago (5 children)

tries to fingerprint unlock with sweaty hands

Phone: I'VE NEVER MET THIS MAN BEFORE IN MY LIFE

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 17 points 1 year ago

Too accurate

[–] Bye@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Faceid while wearing a hat or covering my chin or with half my face covered by a pillow:

“Who is this imposter”

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Straight up I tried finger print unlock for less than a week before I cut the finger I used to unlock my phone so I had to change it.

Also a related unfun fact, you can be forced by the police to give biometrics but not information you know.‡ So having your devices lock via biometrics means that law enforcement can force you to unlock your devices.

‡ This applies to the US, I'm not sure if it applies elsewhere. IANAL YMMV

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you ever feel like you’re about to deal with a cop on your iPhone, mash the side button. 5x on the side button forces it into “ask for a passcode” mode. It’s emergency mode, but emergency mode forces you to out in a passcode to do anything other than show medical ID, turn off the phone (still trackable), or dial emergency services.

[–] lickmysword@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yo I had no idea this is also on the pixel 4a thanks for pointing it out!

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago

That's a legit security tip. To expound upon it, phones that support storage encryption are typically decrypted the first time you enter your password after powering on. So if you're travelling by air, stopped by cops, etc, you should consider powering down your phone.

[–] Grass@geddit.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have my same finger scanned in 3 times dry and 5 times in varying degrees of wetness. Also two in pruny state. It mostly works. It's a pixel 7a which has a shit finger reader so you may be able to get away with one of each.

Edit. Just in case I'll clarify that the system thinks I registered 10 fingerprints but it's all my thumb.

[–] radau@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I know what I'm doing when I get my 4th RMAd Pixel 5A back lol

[–] burningmatches@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Puts on sunglasses

[–] lickmysword@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yo I had no idea this is also on the pixel 4a thanks for pointing it out!