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?

  • mulcahey@lemmy.world
    55·
    11 months ago

    Gonna need to know more. What method do you use to lock your phone? Is it rooted?

    Also: did they return the phone to you, or to your friend? Could it be your friend who went through these apps?

      • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
        36·
        11 months ago

        Odd suggestion, but do you still have their contact info? Could you ask them? 😄

        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.

        • Dislodge3233@feddit.deOPEnglish
          13·
          11 months ago

          Yeah. Definitely setting that up now haha. They used my phone to call my contacts, so I don’t have their number

          • Lunch@lemmy.world
            177·
            11 months ago

            ~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.

          • random65837@lemmy.world
            12·
            11 months ago

            Did they call a contact that was in you ICE list by chance? Most people understand how that works these days.

      • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
        16·
        11 months ago

        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?

        • loganb@lemmy.world
          7·
          11 months ago

          GrapheneOS also has this cool feature called Scramble PIN Layout to try and protect against guessing the pin from fingerprints on the screen.

      • Inductor@feddit.de
        14·
        11 months ago

        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.