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I know it's an odd question, but where I live phones get stolen often. My phone doesn't have the option for an eSim, which is a problem because 90% of the time when a thief steals a phone they take out the SIM card immediately, meaning I wouldn't be able to remotely lock or wipe my phone.

Should I consider glueing the SIM tray shut? Or are there alternative less permanent measures I can take to keep my device secure?

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[-] papalonian@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

Umm.. no they don't? You need a password to unlock it after restarting it but you absolutely can turn the phone off without a password. I'm on my 3rd Samsung device and have never entered a password to shut any of them off.

[-] Lemmchen@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Every Samsung device I was handed over the last few years required to enter the unlock code for it to be shut down. Maybe it is a dedicated setting or something?

[-] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure every single mobile has a key combination to power off and recovery when your display or touch isnt working properly. At least its the case for my samsung m51.

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