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> they'd have a few attempts to unlock it with a fake fingerprint, and then they'd have to enter my code. And if they fail to enter my code 10 times, the phone is wiped.

I don't use it, but it seems there's a fallback password after __ failed attemps.



I don't mean to say "what happens if you lose a finger" rather, what happens when your biometric key has been compromised. You can only move on to so many unique body parts before you're out of key changes.




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