Apologies If I can’t list specific 3rd Android OS here. I know you can’t on some reddit privacy subs due to some beef between devs I guess. I’ll take down if needed :)
Regardless, Ive been running GOS for a while and just found out theres a feature that allows you to use biometrics while still requiring your pin on the initial lock screen. One of my concerns with biometrics is that in some jurisdictions, law enforcement can force someone to open their phone through face ID or thumb print.
I’ve been using this feature that allows you to use biometrics but when you are on the lock screen, it still requires your pin. I thought this was really cool because it allows me to use biometrics only to unlock my apps while still adding an extra layer of protection to the unlocking of the device itself. Obviously slightly Inconvenient depending on your worries/threat level, but I just wanted to share this in case anyone else was interested and didnt know about it! Very cool!
EDIT: I just re-read my screenshot and it looks like fingerprint unlock is not correlated to using fingerprint for app unlocking. If this is the case then I’m not quite sure what the actual benefits are here. Please feel free to clarify!
GOS has a duress pin feature fyi.
Oh wow, I’m getting more jealous 😅
I’m still hanging on my Samsung A-series phone because of the microsd card slot (and also don’t feel like spending $500 for a phone at the moment)
If you’re worried about paying $500, I got my 6a for $200 from Best Buy (I checked beforehand to make sure it would be unlockable)
6a has like 2 years of support left
$200 / 2 Years = $100 per year
8a is $500, theres more than 6 years of support left
$500 / 6 Years = $83.33 per year
Math doesn’t work out lol. Besides, where do you even get one for $200 lol, unlocked ones are $299
It was refurbished lol