MoonlightFoxMar 20, 2025

How to protect against someone forcefully unlocking my phone and password manager with biometrics?

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How to protect against someone forcefully unlocking my phone and password manager with biometrics? - Lemmy.World

I really like the convenience of using fingerprint unlock for lockscreen and password manager. I do however don’t like the thought of being forced to unlock both physically. I use Android with GrapheneOS. I have set up lockdown, but it takes some time to hold the power button and then click lockdown. Any creative solutions?

Show threadSophienomenal
Well, you could use the wrong finger. After 3 attempts, my GrapheneOS install brings up the password field, but you can go back to the lock screen and try 2 more times until it locks out of fingerprint unlock (so 5 times total). You could always hold the power button down while it’s in your pocket or bag, pretending you are searching for the phone or something, and then lock it down as soon as you lift the screen up.
Mar 20, 2025 at 3:14amWeb
Show threadMoonlightFoxMar 20, 2025
Thats kinda interesting. If I use an unusual finger, and there is a limited amount of tries. I still get somewhat the convenience of biometrics, but can still massively increase the odds of too many attempts.
Show threadEm AdespotonMar 20, 2025
That’s what I did when I had a fingerprint reader— I used a non-tip part of one of my fingers. So if “forced” I’d just work my way through my fingertips and it would lock out.