donanobispacem777 1 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Today I learnt some device like OnePlus and Huawei don't even support this feature. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,427 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 AFAIK, this is not part of standard Pie. I haven't heard anything on F(x)tec adding it. Pie do as default encrypt all data on your phone. (see Security & Location, Advanced, Encryption) (Pie do also offer the Lockdown mode, that might help somewhat if you make it a habit using it) And you should be able to remote wipe the device too, see e.g. https://www.androidcentral.com/how-set-android-device-manager-lock-and-wipe-your-phone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hook 2,945 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 My opinion only, but ugh. ;-) Whenever a phone or software offers that option (my password locker does) I immediately set it to unlimited. One of the things I loved about Dirty Unicorns is that it left my phone unencrypted by default. My paper files aren't encrypted. They don't even have a password. I don't need my phone encrypted. Lol. The few things that need to be encrypted are. Again, just me. YMMV (and I'm not being critical of anyone who disagrees with me). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 1,435 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I had not heard of such a feature, but certainly not a feature someone with young kids around would ever want enabled ;) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I had not heard of such a feature, but certainly not a feature someone with young kids around would ever want enabled ;) quite agree lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
donanobispacem777 1 Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 I write about politics and living in a totalitarian state with repressive regime. What do you expect? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silversolver 849 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 9/29/2019 at 2:31 PM, donanobispacem777 said: I write about politics and living in a totalitarian state with repressive regime. What do you expect? I'm sure someone will find a solution to this need. I'm very sorry for you. Be well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silversolver 849 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 8/9/2019 at 12:16 PM, Craig said: I had not heard of such a feature, but certainly not a feature someone with young kids around would ever want enabled ;) I know someone who lost everything on a fruit device because of this exact feature and scenario! It definitely should be optional, defaulting to off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,427 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 13 minutes ago, silversolver said: I know someone who lost everything on a fruit device because of this exact feature and scenario! It definitely should be optional, defaulting to off. In an earlier version of the firmware you could actually factory reset the device by a suitable combination of holding/pressing the physical buttons. Not extremely likely, But I actually accidentally did it once on the Pre-prod unit. One should NEVER rely on storing data on a phone/phablet alone. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
okayphoneme 28 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 There are apps that can do this by setting a security policy on the device, e.g.: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.zygotelabs.locker/ Unfortunately, there's no mention of any protection against accidental login attempts (like BlackBerry has). So use with caution. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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