Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."

For almost any phone: just turn it off. Every phone I’ve used requires a passcode after a power cycle

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That’s not really related to what I asked though…

Sorry, I misread your comment, I thought you were asking for a method other than one using lockdown mode. I doubt there’s a method using location if it isn’t provided by the manufacturer, because an app trying to do that would need permissions to lock the phone.

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