> And final tip, on an iphone, hitting the lock button on the side five times rapidly will disable the biometric unlock until the passcode has been filled in. It also pops up with the option to call emergency services. Spamming the lock button is considered a panic button.
This may vary from iPhone model to iPhone model, but you can also disable biometric unlock by holding down both the lock button and one of the volume buttons for several seconds. This approach is more discrete.
The "spam the lock button" starts the emergency call countdown, which is accompanied by a loud alarm.
The "hold lock and volume" method brings up the screen with the "slide to power off" button, the "medical ID" button, and the "emergency call" button, but does not immediately start the emergency call countdown. If you keep holding lock and volume it will start the emergency call countdown with a 5 second countdown and without an alarm.
Edit: Here is Apple's documentation on this [1]. Some of this is configurable in the "Emergency SOS" settings.
This may vary from iPhone model to iPhone model, but you can also disable biometric unlock by holding down both the lock button and one of the volume buttons for several seconds. This approach is more discrete.
The "spam the lock button" starts the emergency call countdown, which is accompanied by a loud alarm.
The "hold lock and volume" method brings up the screen with the "slide to power off" button, the "medical ID" button, and the "emergency call" button, but does not immediately start the emergency call countdown. If you keep holding lock and volume it will start the emergency call countdown with a 5 second countdown and without an alarm.
Edit: Here is Apple's documentation on this [1]. Some of this is configurable in the "Emergency SOS" settings.
[1] https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/make-emergency-calls-...