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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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