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Re:Pair Locking Your iPhone by saagarjha on Thursday October 10, 2019 @03:58AM (#21211985)
You can also press the lock button five times to make it refuse to unlock without a valid passcode.
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Re:Pair Locking Your iPhone by sokoloff on Thursday October 10, 2019 @07:05AM (#21213054)
Just tried that (iPhone 8) and it did reject my fingerprint but only after issuing a loud WHOOP WHOOP “Emergency SOS” and 3 second countdown to make an emergency call (presumably 911).

Hardly a stealth move to pull at the border!

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Re:Pair Locking Your iPhone by lysium on Thursday October 10, 2019 @08:22AM (#21213591)
Press and hold volume up and lock button. No sound.
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Re:Pair Locking Your iPhone by saagarjha on Thursday October 10, 2019 @07:22AM (#21213164)
Oh, I keep that feature off so I didn’t realize it also will dial the emergency number. Thanks for the heads up!
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