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Re:Apple Used to Be an Inventor. Now It’s Mainly a Landlord by Twirrim on Friday November 02, 2018 @02:58PM (#18365714)
Just a reminder, that under US law, the 5th amendment only applies to passwords (what you know), and not biometrics (what you are). If you choose to use FaceID, thumbprints etc, the government can force you to unlock your device.
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Re:Apple Used to Be an Inventor. Now It’s Mainly a Landlord by pat2man on Friday November 02, 2018 @03:01PM (#18365738)
Another reminder, you can temporarily disable Face/Touch ID by holding the volume up and power buttons for two seconds, something you could probably do while your phone is in your pocket without anyone noticing.
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Re:Apple Used to Be an Inventor. Now It’s Mainly a Landlord by gruez on Friday November 02, 2018 @03:37PM (#18366038)
>something you could probably do while your phone is in your pocket without anyone noticing

that's easy to do if you're driving a car and you get pulled over, but what if a cop stops you on the street? reaching into your pocket is asking to get shot.

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Re:Apple Used to Be an Inventor. Now It’s Mainly a Landlord by loftyal on Friday November 02, 2018 @04:10PM (#18366302)
*Does not apply to the rest of developed countries.
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Re:Apple Used to Be an Inventor. Now It’s Mainly a Landlord by krrrh on Friday November 02, 2018 @04:54PM (#18366657)
I just tried this on a 6S plus and it doesn't work.

The one that does is to rapidly press the power button 5 times.

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Re:Apple Used to Be an Inventor. Now It’s Mainly a Landlord by physicsyogi on Friday November 02, 2018 @05:23PM (#18366896)
I think GP's instructions work only on Face ID devices.
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Re:Apple Used to Be an Inventor. Now It’s Mainly a Landlord by krrrh on Friday November 02, 2018 @05:25PM (#18366916)
Yes, but it is worth clarifying since GP explicitly said: "disable Face/Touch ID".
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Re:Apple Used to Be an Inventor. Now It’s Mainly a Landlord by FabHK on Friday November 02, 2018 @04:45PM (#18366577)
I thought the short cut was hitting the power button 5 times?
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Re:Apple Used to Be an Inventor. Now It’s Mainly a Landlord by dpkonofa on Friday November 02, 2018 @05:37PM (#18366974)
That will also do it on certain phones. It depends on the model.
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