FYI - Graphene OS had biometrics with pin
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Thanks for sharing, this is indeed a great feature and makes GOS even stronger! Just enabled and love it!
For the home screen, I keep the regular PIN, so I have to type instead of using fingertips. But for apps that requires authentication (after you are already logged in), it's really convenient use fingertips instead of the pin for convenience.
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It was refurbished lol
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There's an old app on FDroid called AdminControl that let's you set this up on other ROMs. Basically just disables biometrics for lock screen.
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Nice! One commenter did point point some important context though. I recommend reading the "EDIT" at the bottom of my post plus a comment from someone named @ashaam or something like that. Just to make sure you get the full context of how this actually works! I wasn't fully aware when first posting.
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There is an app called Private Lock that will put the phone in lockdown if the accelerometer is triggered to a certain degree. It can work even when the screen is off.
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Can confirm it works on Android 15.
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Also put a pin code on your sim card so they can't clone and use the sim card if you shut your phone off.
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In addition to this
- require pin to unlock, but fingerprints for apps
GOS has a nice feature
- require two factors to unlock, pin PLUS biometrics
- duress pin, wipe phone if used
- reboot phone if not unlocked in x hours
Of course it also has the standard AOSP mode
- private spaces, hide apps unless unlocked
Which is different than the
- workspaces, can use different biometrics
And if your very paranoid GOS supports many user profiles, which can all have their own distinct biometrics and pins, this works with their cross profile notification system. So you can keep your banking apps in a totally different profile and if you get mugged they won't see the apps (or you could use private spaces as well)
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The police cannot clone SIM cards or hijack IMEI without a court order, and if they have a court order to do that, then it's trivial for it to include orders to compel you to unlock your phone/SIM anyways. This doesn't really protect you.
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It is not about police hijacking IMEI, my bank only provides 2FA with phone number, and the password can be reset using the OTP they send to my phone. I know the bank is terrible but where I live all banks do same thing. So if my phone ever gets stolen they can just remove the sim and put it in another phone and get access to the Bank account. Also did I mention you can also get username from OTP to your phone so, yeah I should probably not use any bank and go live in mountains. But SIM lock helps.
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Yooo ive been wanting this for years. They should totally bring back pattern unlock for this.
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Oops forgot it
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So I'm still on stock android on a pixel and there is no option for just pin? Maybe I have to remove fingerprint from the phone first but there is basically a serious backdoor built in. How many people will be able to turn there phone off under duress?
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If you're concerned about these kind of things, you might want to know about the GrapheneOS duress password. You record a second PIN. If you're ever forced to type a PIN, you can type this one instead. It will lock/wipe out the phone within a few seconds. There's a few youtube videos showcasing this self-destruct mode.
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There is also an aftermarket solution, if you are not on gos, three name is duress on droid.
If you still want the comfort to open your phone via biometrics plus disable biometrics in emergencies there is private lock (fdroid).
It will engage when the phone is shaken, e.g. a thief grabs it from your hand while you are typing, or you shake so nobody can force you to open it by fingerprint. The device will be locked and biometrics disabled until you unlock it again.
There is also a recently updated app on fdroid with the same features, but it was not as reliable for me so I went back to using private lock. -
All profiles need to be backed up seperately for those who don't know so have a flash drive for each profile if it's important or whatever medium you choose to backup to.
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It is not about police hijacking IMEI
That's the entire point of the OPs post that I replied to. So.... Yes it is.
