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Well I hope it prompts first and deletes after...
They're going to delete... my face?!?
Better hide it fast. Little green droid is coming for it
Don't know how I feel about this. I already get sick of the security prompts every three days to manually enter my passcode. If Google starts just deleting them and making me redo them might just fucking go back to the passcode. Hope it's optional or it at least prompts you before deleting an old one. Not really trusting Google get it right.
You guys use biometrics?
Yeah, lol. Who has the time to type a passcode or pattern unlock when a single click or glance can unlock your phone within a second.
Police and airport staff almost everywhere are able to force you to unlock your phone if it uses biometrics but not patterns/passwords
If you're concerned that might be about to happen you could just hold the power button until it shuts down or reboots, Android always asks for the password at boot AFAIK
Should it arrive to that they can still seize your devices and also force you to unlock your devices biometrics or patterns/passwords regardless. I wouldn't trust law enforcements in this regard.
I just stay away from countries where they have the authority to do that.
I never had contact with police or airport staff where they wanted me to unlock my phone. And I doubt that this will happen anytime soon if ever.
It's not a problem, until it is a problem.
"It hasn't happened yet" is not a valid basis for making decisions.
It probably heavily depends on where you are from. I guess you are from the US?
It probably heavily depends on where you are from.
What makes you think so?
Because generally the TSA in Yankland are overly aggressive, but to be fair it can happen anywhere and here in the UK if they snag you into the backroom and want to search your phone you're screwed either way since they, can.
I don't get why it can't be more specific. like only unlock if im smiling or making this specific face or such.
The legal precedents that have been set in this area basically boil down to this: if the police could unlock your phone while you were unconscious (e.g. by placing your finger on it or pointing it at your face) then they are allowed to do so.
You cannot be legally compelled to reveal your password or unlock a device with your password. Obviously you could be forced anyway, but evidence collected this way would be inadmissable in court.
I swear it did this on 13 and 14, too.
What ROM? Can't be a pixel
Not the Pixel, no; I've had it happen on my previous phone like twice. It was the dual screen LG V600.