Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAndroid phones will soon reboot if they’re locked for a few dayssupport.google.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down13
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minus-squaren2burns@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70·1 month ago 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.
minus-squaretruxnell@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThanks for the clarification, I forgot that (somehow)
minus-squareFriendBesto@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI was under the impression that if a phone restarts, then you cannot use biometrics. You have to use a pin/password/etc.
Just to clarify, it needs a PIN/password to unlock after reboot. Biometrics like fingerprint aren’t available until the device has been decrypted.
Thanks for the clarification, I forgot that (somehow)
I was under the impression that if a phone restarts, then you cannot use biometrics. You have to use a pin/password/etc.
…that’s exactly what I said…