Or learn about app pinning (android) and guided access (iOS)
App pinning has an explicit warning that “personal data may be accessible” and “pinned apps may open other apps”. I mean, it’s better than nothing, but I’d prefer not to rely on it anyways.
It’s a cop, not a child. All it takes is for them to connect your phone to an external device.
get a cheap decoy phone and exclusively use it for watching mukbang videos and messaging “your ex” (you) to take you back
Article doesn’t mention how you’re an asshole to all your friends and family if you handed your phone over.
Ethically, you’d need to get consent from every person you took a photo of and every person you’ve ever emailed or messaged. Once you get their permission to pass their data over to the police, only then can you hand your phone to them without being an asshole.
I’ve long held that my phone is a single point of failure and that I should be able to function without it. So I don’t do banking on my phone, I still carry a wallet even if I do have Apple Pay and I will certainly carry physical identification until I’m legally unable to.
I unfortunately have the same feeling. Around Iphone 4 or so (when they were a lot smaller and sleeker) I got a slim phone case that could hold a card and my ID. It felt so nice going on a trip with only that in my pocket (not having to worry about if I feel my wallet in my back pocket, etc) but I couldn’t get over the fact that if I lost the phone I would be utterly screwed and a long way from home. Tend to always have a back-up now adays since I don’t want to have to put up with that.
Use distress pin. Wipes the phone. Restart from backup.
