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?
Perhaps they simply took out the sim card and inserted into another phone, giving them access to contacts (that could have been saved into the chip instead of the original phone)?
Good thinking but doesn’t explain how they accessed the apps.
That’s true. They must have gained access to the phone itself somehow.
Also, SIM cards have a 3 try PIN. After that you need the PUK to reset it.
So no, not a likely option.
The most likely option is that OP used a common pin (1234, 1111, 0000, etc), or one that is easily guessed (for whatever reason). That or a pattern that is using a 3x3 grid and a simple shape. I had very good results every time I had to unlock phones with those. If you are using a pattern, use a 4x4 or 5x5 grid, and make your pattern a little bit more complex than one or two straight lines…
If it’s enabled that is. Would say standard is that it’s not for a lot of people.
There’s no way it’s that easy… is it??
No, it isn’t. I’ve used many Android phones over the years and none have ever defaulted to storing contacts on the SIM. SIM storage is very rudimentary, and you’d have to go out of your way to make use of it.
True , however most people do not use a pin for sim. And if you have the access a lot of info can be gain from a simcard. And even if you ain’t got access to network, any incoming traffic will go to you.