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[-] irelephant@anarchist.nexus 5 points 3 days ago

Tried this on my pixel and it opened the emergency call menu.

[-] Fossifoo@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

You can long press the power off button and select lockdown. But biometrics can also be disabled in the settings for unlocking the phone in general but still active for usage when the phone is unlocked, e.g. for banking and 2-factor.

[-] xorollo@leminal.space 1 points 2 days ago

On pixel it's double tap the home screen.

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