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Cake day: August 12th, 2023

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  • I guess just anecdotally. I have a pixel 7, I’m pretty confident I could factory reset the device without 3rd party authentication. Also, from the tech channels I follow, I think I could recover my data if I forgot the password. Android has always felt more "free"and customizable, and I love it for that. But I also think that freedom allows for more exploits. It’s a trade off that’s worth it to me, personally. But if I had illegal shit to hide on my phone, I’d probably do it on an apple device.

    Edit: just checked. I can completely bypass all my locked down Google Pixel settings to factory reset my phone pretty easily if I press the right keys in the right order. It would be pretty easy to steal and resell my phone.