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Can I make Android ask for my PIN if I shutdown and later startup from Airplane mode?

  • 10-01-2014 11:05am
    #1
    Worztron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,795 ✭✭✭


    Hi.

    If I shutdown in Airplane mode, upon bootup it does not ask for my PIN to use the phone - this would allow a stranger see all my contacts, and other personal info. It will ask me for the PIN to turn off Airplane mode once booted.

    This is a security issue. Can I make Android ask for my PIN if I shutdown and later startup from Airplane mode?

    Cheers.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."

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Comments

  • #2
    b.gud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,826 ✭✭✭b.gud


    If you're very worried about security why don't you have a pin to unlock your phone, and not just a sim unlock.

    This would solve your problem. It also fix many other security issues that you have not mentioned, e.g. losing your phone, someone picking up your phone if you left it lying around etc.


  • #3
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Go into setting and set up a security screen lock using either a pin,password ,pattern ,face unlock
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  • #4
    b.gud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,826 ✭✭✭b.gud


    Gatling wrote: »
    Go into setting and set up a security screen lock using either a pin,password ,pattern ,face unlock

    +1
    This is what I meant and should have added to my post


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Yeah, have a phone lock too.


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