• Dr. WeskerEnglish
    74•1 year ago

    tries to fingerprint unlock with sweaty hands

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

    • GormadtEnglish
      11•1 year ago

      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

      • @kbotcEnglish
        6•1 year ago

        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.

      • Dr. WeskerEnglish
        5•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.

    • @ByeEnglish
      11•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”

    • @[email protected]
      4•1 year ago

      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.