belthur It doesn’t really matter if your phone asks for a PIN/pattern to turn it off while locked. Any Android phone can be restarted from the lock screen by pressing the power button for about 10-15 seconds.
It would be really interesting to know which phones you used before… 🤔
Like I said, any Android phone can be forced to restart with a 10-15 second press on the power button. iPhones can also be forced to restart or turn off with a succession of button presses/holds. So don’t even get me started on the “worst security protocols” talk.
If we’re being realistic and truly concerned about security on our phones, we should request Nothing (maybe Google) to implement PIN/pattern for disconnecting Wi-Fi/mobile and Bluetooth from the lock screen too, via quick settings. This way we can at least make sure that the phone remains connected and traceable, even after a forced reboot.
