Lost or Stolen: Android vs iOS

[अbhay]

So today I heard from one of the iPhone user is when your iPhone is lost, the person who stole the iphone need to use Face unlock or passcode to unlock the iPhone. What he also said is that even if you install new ios in the stolen iPhone,  you need to login with your same apple username & password which is currently register in the iPhone to unlock the iPhone. This security features makes the iPhone unusable if it's lost or stolen.

This made he think, when a Samsung user phone is stolen or lost, just with the wipe of the phone software or using hard rest option for factory rest, the phone becomes brand new and we can use new email id to setup the phone. Making the phone usable for the person who stole it or for the person who found the lost phone.

So from what I understand is, when iPhone is lost no one can use it and if Samung or android phone is lost anyone can use it after resetting the software.

Need your expertise knowledge on this topic.

[Anonymous]

I don't think secure startup restricts the device from entering into recovery mode.

[TheMystic]

Yes, it does. Otherwise it will make it pointless.

[Anonymous]

With secure startup enables, your device automatically factory resets itself after a n number of incorrect attempts, so anyways the goal is fullfilled.

[TheMystic]

Only if you enable that under Settings. If not, you can't get past Secure Startup. And you can't get into Recovery. Which in turn means you can't factory reset either.

[Anonymous]

By the way secure startup is not available for my device. Is it only for flagship devices?

[TheMystic]

No. There is no reason why it should be limited to flagship devices alone. My guess is all new phones today should have that out of the box.

[अbhay]

While your locked, you can press lock button + volume up + volume down and your phone switch off...can someone correct me if I am wrong...

[MuzikD]

No, you can't switch off without entering credentials.

[अbhay]

In this video he is actually using power button + volume down button to boot the device...
https://youtu.be/zQqSU4453Ic

[MuzikD]

I saw that video but m not able to do that in my Note 20 Ultra.