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Fingerprint and pin code. They left the phone at a store nearby and I went to pick it up
Odd suggestion, but do you still have their contact info? Could you ask them? ๐
You could also send them a small thank you gift and ask them with that, so not to make it seem like you're accusing them of anything
It's a reasonable request, you could say that you need to keep your phone secure for work, and while it was great that the stranger was able to get it to you, you're following up on if there is some bug you need to look into
Unrelated, it might be good to set up a "If lost, call ____" type message. If you don't have another number, email also works.
Yeah. Definitely setting that up now haha. They used my phone to call my contacts, so I don't have their number
~But it whoever they called, will have it, so maybe find out which of your contacts got to know about it?~ This is a mystery that we need to solve now!
Edit: I'm dumb.
They used his phone...
Did they call a contact that was in you ICE list by chance? Most people understand how that works these days.
Is your pin simple? If you hold your phone up to the light can you see the smudge marks where your pin usually goes?
Do you have people set up as emergency contacts via the lock screen?
GrapheneOS also has this cool feature called Scramble PIN Layout to try and protect against guessing the pin from fingerprints on the screen.
It might have been the fingerprint sensor. They can be fooled. Mine occasionally thinks the inside of my trouser pocket looks just like my finger.