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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/snowdn on 2024-09-26 03:47:10+00:00.

By squeezing and holding the wake button on the right and either volume button on the left at the same time, your phone will prompt the emergency screen. It will require your pin to unlock, and the police won’t be able to force your face or thumb for biometric unlock. Biometric unlock will resume once you put in your pin. If your phone is powered off, it will also require your pin before unlocking.

Edit 1: Some users are reporting that you have to use the volume up button with the wake button. So if you have an older iPhone check which combo you need. Also 5 quick presses of the wake button also works.

Edit 2: For Android phones, it seems you can hold the power button down and choose “Lockdown” or power off your device to do something similar.

Edit 3: No I am not Edward Snowden, I just make ambient/electronic music. Some of you that are curious, SNOWDN on Apple Music, Spotify or Bandcamp.