Overheard a sysadmin say something at a coffee shop that changed how I lock my phone

I was at a Starbucks in Austin last week and a guy at the next table was on a call saying something about how most people lock their phones with the same pattern their thumb naturally falls on. I tested it on my own phone and realized I leave a smudge trail right where I swipe. Now I clean my screen before locking and swap the pattern direction every few weeks. Has anyone else noticed their lock pattern smudges giving away the code?

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mary6145d ago

3 of my friends use the exact same pattern and I can see the smudge on every single one of their phones. Honestly if someone really wants to get into your phone theyre just gonna watch you type it in once and remember it. Smudge tracing is way too much work for the average thief.

faithj105d ago

@mary614 thats basically it. Wayyy easier to just watch someone unlock their phone than play detective with smudges.