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Someone opened my phone (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago by Dislodge3233@feddit.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I'm running Graphene on a Pixel 6. I lost it and someone opened it somehow and called two of my contacts to give it back.

I'm a bit confused how this even happened. When I got the phone back, they were going through my contacts. I checked app usage stats and they went through a banking app (not missing money), maps, signal, etc.

Is there a way to figure out how they even unlocked my phone?

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[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 29 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is your pin something like 1234? Do you have emergency contacts set up? Do you have a setting to not lock the phone until very long? Or a smart unlock based on location or any other automation setting? An easy password hint pops up or something? Perhaps your parents forgot to mention you had a twin, who face unlocked it.

Regarding app usage, my guess is they tried to see whom to contact to give your phone back, or map history, the banking app could be a touch by mistake too.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 14 points 11 months ago

Hey, how did you guess my secret pin!? That is a very difficult pin that I've had for every account for years! /s

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 11 months ago

I have that same combination on my luggage!