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Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by Ikatza on Friday October 22, 2021 @06:23PM (#28963514)
Not really. I have a gesture programmed in Nova Launcher to disable biometrics with a pinch. The system allows you to do many more things than iOS, just not put of the box.
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Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by chimeracoder on Friday October 22, 2021 @06:29PM (#28963552)
> Not really. I have a gesture programmed in Nova Launcher to disable biometrics with a pinch

The original statement was

> most modern operating systems have built in features to quickly disable them on demand

A custom-made gesture using a third-party launcher is not built-in (to say nothing of whether that's accessible or feasible for the vast majority of Android users).

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Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by atatatat on Saturday October 23, 2021 @12:02AM (#28965600)
All that matters is the result.

Most users would be okay with having these features only available through the Apple App Store.

Instead, the result is none of those features on their phone.

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