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Android Central: Fairphone (Gen. 6+) with /e/OS
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this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2026
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It doesn't matter. When I'm inserting my PIN on a bus or while standing or line with people behind me or something I know that anyone interested can clearly see my screen and learn my PIN, scrambler or not. Also, scrambler is not mandatory (I don't have it enabled) so Graphene OS devs explanation that "we will not enable patter ulock because it's not secure" while normal PIN can be enabled still doesn't hold.
This is actually a broader problem with Graphene OS. The devs often fixate on some minor security issues that don't impact 99% of their users at all and refuse to introduce features that they request. It's exactly the same with supporting phones other than Pixel. 99% of users would be completely fine using Graphene on a different phone (CIA is not going to hack them) but the devs prefer to directly reject all those users.
They aren’t looking at you entering the pin. They are looking at smudges left on your screen. With pattern unlock, the path is repeatable and has fewer possibilities than disconnected fingerprints on the glass. With pin scrambling, the smudges on the glass are meaningless.