Laukidh

There’s been a lot of opsec discussion around ICE, so I figured I’d share this one line Apple Shortcut that reboots your device.

Rebooting or just activating the “emergency call” feature by holding buttons on each side, will both disable biometrics until the password is entered.

EDIT: I removed some suggestions about automation because they require confirmation even if you set them to “run immediately”

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/8d216afcc3f3428e82c7ce54a67d8b8f

Feb 6 at 11:44pmWeb
Show threadLaukidhFeb 6

Literally one line, feel free to make your own instead.

Add it to your Home Screen, stick it in a widget, but try it before you need it to work.

Show threadLaukidhFeb 6

Oh and may not even need it. Try this:

“Hey Siri, reboot phone.”

Siri asks for confirmation.

“Restart.”

Show threadLaukidhFeb 7
Shit, I feel like an ass for posting when the automation wasn’t working right. It still asks for a confirmation.
Show threadLaukidhFeb 7

Does anyone feel like it’s not presented right? Cause it’s getting a lot of boosts and you still need to confirm with a button or voice command.

I really don’t want anyone to assume something and get exposed because I can’t speak like a normal person.

Show threadLaukidhFeb 7
Forking the thread, but here’s an older article about using the emergency call to disable biometrics. https://osxdaily.com/2022/09/01/hard-lock-iphone-prevent-biometric-access/
How to Hard Lock an iPhone to Prevent Unauthorized Biometric Access

If you’re ever in a situation where you are concerned about unauthorized biometric access to your iPhone, for example, someone holding your iPhone up to your face to unlock it with Face ID, o…

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Show threadElven male specimenFeb 7
@Laukidh modern iPhones reboot if not unlocked for 3 days
Show threadLaukidhFeb 7
@partridge pretty sure mine would run out the battery by then.
Show threadElven male specimenFeb 7
@Laukidh you will never believe how the authorities will prevent your phone from doing this if your phone is taken
Show threadShadSterlingFeb 7
@Laukidh for when you can plan in advance, iOS settings allow disabling biometric device unlock while still allowing biometric id for other actions like app logins
Show threadilyaFeb 7
@Laukidh having dealt with authorities before I can't say I see much value? Policing bodies all around the world don't bother unlocking phones forcefully with biometrics, instead handing you the phone and ordering to "unlock or face the consequences", at which point it does not matter what type of unlock mechanism you have
Show threadLaukidhFeb 7

@ipsavitsky a journalist was recently force to unlock her laptop with biometrics. Our law doesn’t allow them to force people to enter a passcode.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/fbi-stymied-by-apples-lockdown-mode-after-seizing-journalists-iphone/

FBI stymied by Apple's Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist's iPhone

Post reporter was compelled to unlock MacBook Pro with fingerprint, however.

Ars Technica