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?

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    11 months ago

    Yes, watching videos is one of the core uses of my phone. But that’s besides the point, it’s illustrative that there are apps that keep a screen unlocked.

    Prevent phone from sleeping : I believe is the permission name

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      11 months ago

      Curious, do you watch videos while out? How do you have the uninterrupted time?

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          11 months ago

          Yes but I’ve never seen anyone watch a video in the process. But I was more wondering about the logistics I suppose, like whether the audio is played out loud or in earphones, and how it can be kept playing while set down and lost.

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            11 months ago

            You’ve never picked up your phone and had it already unlocked? Maybe the YouTube app was open but the video was paused?

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              11 months ago

              Honestly no, I think I reflexively lock it though. I also figured the app would let the screen turn off if paused, but if it doesn’t that makes more sense