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[USA] Appeals court rules that cops can physically make you unlock your phone (reason.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Samsung users (not sure if it also applies to other android flavors):

Go to settings>lock screen>secure lock>show lockdown option and turn it on.

Now if you hold the power button for over a second, a menu pops up with an option to turn on lockdown mode. This disables all biometric unlock methods until the next time you unlock it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You can also turn the phone off.

Edit: and I also have this on my Pixel so this may apply to all versions of android

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Is it a rumor or is there a legal requirement that you must have some battery juuce left (in your laptop iirc) in order to cross US or UK borders? I remember this as an answer to "sorry, can't fire up my device I'm out of battery".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I've seen it happen when flying back to the US through Germany. There was random additional searches at the gate for select passengers. The guy next to me could not get his laptop to turn on as it was out of juice. He was told either he finds / buys a charger or the laptop is not flying with him on the plane.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I don't see how they can ever enforce that. Also, if they really want they can plug the device in and make you log in I guess?