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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)

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Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."

Case file: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2024/04/17/22-50262.pdf

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[–] Liz@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This isn't the intended purpose for this app, but it can sorta work for your needs.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vikesh.dass.lockmeout

You can set up the thing to lock on a schedule for one minute. If you don't mind being locked out for a minute occasionally while you're using your phone, it effectively means that if enough time passes your phone will have locked and you'll need to use your passphrase.

Edit: anyway the existence of this function means it's possible to write an app that does what you want.