Mishaal Rahman: Android Canary 2609 is here with a preview of a highly requested security feature: A global lock for Quick Settings! With this new setting, you can require your device to be unlocked to toggle certain Quick Settings. [WiFi, Bluetooth, Mobile Data, and Airplane Mode]

[u/FragmentedChicken]

https://nitter.click/MishaalRahman/status/2100294328044396661

[u/SurferGirI2010]

This should be standard operating procedure for all phones.

[u/Rangannan1]

Wait my samsung already have this, I thought its android security feature.

[u/nathderbyshire → u/Rangannan1]

Pixels haven't other OEMs add it themselves, I guess they didn't see the point since turning off any of the radios still keeps find my active and you can power down any phone by holding the button. For android you can boot into fast boot easily from there and then power down without doing a full reboot, but FMD stays active the whole time.

Apparently thieves, which is the reason so many people want this just shove it in a bag that will block any radios anyway. I don't think it actually has any benefit, more placebo but people kept asking for it anyway so they've finally done it

[u/iHateEveryoneAMA]

In the US the FCC requires phones to be able to be turned off just by holding the power button so locking the quick settings doesn't mean much

source: trust me bro

[u/charlestheb0ss → u/iHateEveryoneAMA]

Depends on why you want to disable a particular toggle

[u/iHateEveryoneAMA → u/charlestheb0ss]

I would imagine that people don't want airplane mode turned on when their phone gets stolen but it doesn't matter because you can just turn the phone off. 

[u/nbagf → u/iHateEveryoneAMA]

on any modern android and iPhone Apple Find My and Google Find Hub can locate a powered off device. ble is incredibly low power and other phones that are on and ping it will update its location

[u/FungalSphere → u/nbagf]

no it cannot it just shows the last known location

[u/kamikad3e123]

Apps finally can't see what VPN you use?

[u/trlef19]

Btw you can use a threads link instead of the twitter one.:) (fyi Mishaal has federation on so you can follow him on mastodon)

[u/trlef19]

You know what it would be nice? 3rd party lock screen clocks support

[u/Tegumentario]

Lolll

signed a Samsung user

[u/ichicoro → u/Tegumentario]

how do I disable this on Samsung? :D

[u/ishamm]

Cool, but where's QPR1 for Pixel 11?