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10 digits was good enough few years back so Id guess 18 should do it now.
But ill take your advice to heart and change. You seem reasonable and knowledgeable so ill listen to your advice.
Also, didnt know this about GrapheneOS and biometrics and for sure that makes it much better.
I read a good post on this forum yesterday.
To avoid getting IMEI-tracked use this:
https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-e750/
And when changing SIM make sure to first use this:
https://github.com/srlabs/blue-merle
Seems like a solid solution to not get an IMEI connected to you.
Of course, this is to be used with burner SIM-cards.
Thanks for a well written, quality post.
I agree that pattern unlock is used by 50iq people. Some people need to learn the hard way.
I also do agree with biometrics being a really good QoL-improvement because of the simplicity it brings.
However, I do disagree with your standpoint it should be used (im assuming this is that you think based on your post). It's too easy to compromise through exploits or force. Use the built-in PIN scrambler instead. Be aware of your surroudings to not have a camera being close enough to see the numbers you type. Thanks to the scrambler, as long as it can ser your screen in high res, no way you can get the passcode by watching where you press on screen.
Imo, its a big security risk to use biometrics and I would advice everyone to not use it.
With that out of the way I also want to say thanks for input and after your post I have upgraded my passcode from 12 digits to 18.
Cheers mate!
My lawyer told me you need at least a 10 digit PIN or they will be able to crack it. This was 2 years ago though. EU country.
To my knowledge they were using Cellebrite at this time.
Can also confirm that my devices didnt get breached, used 10 digit PIN, iPhone and stock android. A friend of mine used pattern-lock and they had no problems unlocking it.
I also know fingerprint/face scan is easily breached with the right tools.
Not sure if their capabilities now though. Probably improved.
Sharing this so people can use this info and hopefully practice proper security for their phones if they are not doing so already.
Rebooting fixed it for me. At least temporary.
1-2 reboots per day have significantly improved battery life for me.
Maybe im imagining things or its a coincidence. Or it works. My experience is that it does.
Using Pixel 6a.
Yes, for sure.
I was surprised how easy it was to setup. At first, it was quite overwhelming to be completely de-googled but after using the OS for a few days I realized I dont even need the sandboxed Google Play etc.
There are Google-free alternatives for everything (pretty much) through F-Droid and for Play Store you have Aurora Store to replace it. I even gave up on using a Google account. Simply no need.
The only thing that I used before which I cant replace is adding my card to the Wallet. I can live with that trade-off.
Just got the update by manually checking for it around an hour or so ago.
I'm using the 6a.