Evidence that the FBI can hack into private Signal messages on a locked iPhone

Re:Evidence that the FBI can hack into private Signal messag... by josephg on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @09:20PM (#26097501)

> Fun fact for the UK: "UK police have a new tactic to circumvent strong iPhone encryption: steal the unlocked phone out of the criminal’s hand"

PSA: On an iphone if you hold down the power button and a volume button for a second, your phone will lock into the state its in just after you turned it on. From here it can only be unlocked with your passcode. You can perform this gesture without taking your phone out of your pocket.

(Edit: When the phone is unlocked, you need to use power + volume down. Power + volume up while the phone is unlocked takes a screenshot.)

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Re:Evidence that the FBI can hack into private Signal messag... by hda2 on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @09:33PM (#26097571)

> hold down the power button and a volume button for a second

On android phones, it takes a screenshot.

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Re:Evidence that the FBI can hack into private Signal messag... by josephg on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @09:37PM (#26097607)

Just checked + updated my comment.

iOS also takes a screenshot when the phone is unlocked if you use power + volume up. Holding power + volume down hard locks the phone even when its unlocked

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Re:Evidence that the FBI can hack into private Signal messag... by godelski on Thursday February 11, 2021 @03:37AM (#26099487)

This puts android on mute. I guess place your non-registered finger on the phone multiple times for Android?

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