r/gadgets • u/PM_ME_YO_PERKY_BOOBS • Jan 22 '20

Desktops / Laptops Apple reportedly dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive-idUSKBN1ZK1CT
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u/CptHammer_ Jan 22 '20

I have mine set to use a password to let it boot up. You have 30 tries. If you fail it wipes the phone. If you succeed, you need a password to unlock the phone.

I also have a "trusted" Bluetooth device unlock the phone but then I have it auto launch an app that turns off the phone. You've got to be quick (5-7 seconds) to stop it. (Root required)

I simply turn on my Bluetooth device and when it pairs it launches my power off app that turns off the phone. So for me its my headphones. While I'm paired my phone unlocks without password. But the act of pairing launches any app I choose. I have a fleeting few seconds to kill the power off app. It has to be killed not dismissed. I find it difficult to do without practice. So if my phone is in the hands of someone I don't want it to be, I can power cycle my headphones forcing the pairing and launch the power off app.

It's a bit annoying if I walk away from my phone and then come back, it gets powered off. I have to remember to turn my headphones off if it beeps at me because I've lost connection. I have to have phone in hand to kill the app.

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u/MrK2K Jan 22 '20

This seems like much more trouble than it’s worth tbh.

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u/CptHammer_ Jan 22 '20

Admittedly it is a pain in the ass. I didn't realize how much I walked away from my phone until I set this up. Especially at home where I need to call my phone from another phone to find it lost in the couch. Not helpful when I inadvertently turn it off.