Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoAndroid phones will soon reboot if they’re locked for a few dayssupport.google.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down13
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkAndroid phones will soon reboot if they’re locked for a few dayssupport.google.comTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squaren2burns@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70·5 days 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-squareFriendBesto@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoI was under the impression that if a phone restarts, then you cannot use biometrics. You have to use a pin/password/etc.
minus-squaretruxnell@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoThanks for the clarification, I forgot that (somehow)
Just to clarify, it needs a PIN/password to unlock after reboot. Biometrics like fingerprint aren’t available until the device has been decrypted.
I was under the impression that if a phone restarts, then you cannot use biometrics. You have to use a pin/password/etc.
Thanks for the clarification, I forgot that (somehow)