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Re:Securing a travel iPhone by rolodato on Friday July 08, 2016 @04:10PM (#12058299)
The problem is that there has to be a way to forcefully power off the phone in case it freezes. If the OS depends on software to power off and the software is not reponsive, there's no way to shut it down without exhausting/removing the battery.
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Re:Securing a travel iPhone by gnashville on Friday July 08, 2016 @07:51PM (#12059377)
I think that's what sleep/wake+home button is for. Holding sleep/wake still requires 'slide to power off' (which i assume wouldn't respond when iOS locks up.)

sleep/wake+home button restarts iOS but ultimately reconnects to the device to the web.

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