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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020) by JBiserkov on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @06:25AM (#31751079)
on iPhone, you can press the `power` and `volume down` buttons for a few seconds and Face ID is disabled until you enter the code.
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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020) by NoGravitas on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @09:31AM (#31752607)
On Android, this is (usually, vendors may vary) hold down `power`, then tap "Lockdown" on the screen. I do like the fact that on Apple you can do it without interacting with the screen.
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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020) by ascagnel_ on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @09:24AM (#31752522)
Similarly, tapping the power button five times in close succession will put an iPhone into "emergency mode", which (a) brings up a screen with prominent buttons to call 911 or your emergency contact and (b) disables biometrics until the PIN is provided.
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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020) by cassianoleal on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @06:36AM (#31751132)
Volume up works too.
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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020) by JBiserkov on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @07:07AM (#31751324)
You are right. I incorrectly assumed that since `power` + `volume up` takes a screenshot, it wouldn't work, but I just tried it, and holding them for a few seconds does lock the phone too.
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Re:Quick Tip: Enable Touch ID for Sudo (2020) by cassianoleal on Thursday June 16, 2022 @08:04PM (#31772489)
Clicking power 5 times also seems to work!
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