I’m running Graphene on a Pixel 6. I lost it and someone opened it somehow and called two of my contacts to give it back.

I’m a bit confused how this even happened. When I got the phone back, they were going through my contacts. I checked app usage stats and they went through a banking app (not missing money), maps, signal, etc.

Is there a way to figure out how they even unlocked my phone?

  • @[email protected]
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    307 months ago

    Was it perhaps unlocked when you lost it?

    I know I’ve set my phone down unlocked a few times; particularly at work (in a warehouse).

    • @Caradoc879
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      -67 months ago

      Unless you have it set to never lock its not possible. All phones lock automatically after 30-60 seconds by default.

        • @Caradoc879
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          -87 months ago

          Do you frequently just leave YouTube running?

          • @[email protected]
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            7 months ago

            Yes, watching videos is one of the core uses of my phone. But that’s besides the point, it’s illustrative that there are apps that keep a screen unlocked.

            Prevent phone from sleeping : I believe is the permission name

            • @thrawn
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              -47 months ago

              Curious, do you watch videos while out? How do you have the uninterrupted time?

              • @AceBonobo
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                27 months ago

                Do you sometimes stand in line at a store?

                • @thrawn
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                  17 months ago

                  Yes but I’ve never seen anyone watch a video in the process. But I was more wondering about the logistics I suppose, like whether the audio is played out loud or in earphones, and how it can be kept playing while set down and lost.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    17 months ago

                    You’ve never picked up your phone and had it already unlocked? Maybe the YouTube app was open but the video was paused?

          • @[email protected]
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            67 months ago

            Not OP, but a lot of people use YouTube (video) as a music player. Although I would expect these people to notice the sound getting quieter/disconnecting when they moved away from the phone.

          • darkstar
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            16 months ago

            Yes that’s how YouTube works? It keeps running, it’s called video, you should check it out sometime