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> On iPhone at least you can require passcode by holding down the side button and either of the volume buttons for three seconds.

Caution, this may call 911 depending on your settings.

Settings > Emergency SOS > Call with Hold and Release.

You can also disable Face ID by pressing the power button 5 times - which can also be a 911 shortcut, check the settings in the same place.

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> Caution, this may call 911 depending on your settings.

If the police already have you, calling 911 on accident probably isn’t a concern.

This basically happened to me when I was cuffed in the back of a squad car on the way to jail. I told the dispatcher I was being kidnapped. The cops in the front gave me the side-eye.

Let me see if I can get the recording via FOIA...

Calling 911 requires a longer hold, typically: if you let go when the haptic feedback happens, you won’t call 911

But you may want to call an ambulance to be on the safe side.

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