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Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone
(gizmodo.com)
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On pixel, if you ever need to - press and hold the power button, select "lockdown".
(It might apply to other androids too, I don't know.)
You will now need a pin to unlock the phone. This disables the lock screen shortcut (camera, light, etc) as well.
Why disable your convence features for an scenerio that is not likely and can be quickly and easily be prevented.
Universal: You could also just the tap the sensor with a "wrong" finger a few time, and the pin will be required.
Maybe don't do this one in front the cops...if you find your self in a postion where they are trying to unlock your phone, you probably don't want to piss them off. .
Edit: I'm surprised no one called me out on "if you're ever need to". The sentence was going to be "if you're even in a situation that needs...", but that was getting too long. Forgot to change you're to you.
On my pixel 6 it is power + Volume Up to access the power menu with lockdown.
I also have a pixel 6 and holding down power also works, though you have to wait a second. Power and volume up is instant.
My power button long press only activates Google assistant, it never pops the power menu. Maybe it's a setting somewhere.
Oh, yeah I think you're right. I think I might've changed it at some point.
Just checked and it's under system > gestures > press and hold power button