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Android phones will soon reboot if they’re locked for a few days (support.google.com)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 70 points 5 days ago (2 children)

After a reboot all the data is encrypted and needs a pin/fingerprint to unlock.

Just to clarify, it needs a PIN/password to unlock after reboot. Biometrics like fingerprint aren't available until the device has been decrypted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I was under the impression that if a phone restarts, then you cannot use biometrics. You have to use a pin/password/etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

...that's exactly what I said...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Thanks for the clarification, I forgot that (somehow)