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Has anyone created a mobile OS that has a feature where if a certain password is entered on the unlock screen that it boots up a dummy desktop while silently encrypting or erasing the phone in the background?

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That doesn't seem like it would be helpful from a forensics standpoint -- if a court is asking for my password, they probably already have an image cloned from my device, so any such things seem like they would either be noticeable, or simply be ineffective.

If they have a cloned copy of an encrypted phone; and a suspect gives them a password that gives them an experience of having access to the phone, They might be satisfied with that. (Especially if they aren’t reading this thread)

It doesn't seem so easy to do reasonably. Somebody can compare your call log/messages to data they got from your provider.

It still seems like a nice idea, but it doesn't really give you plausible deniability.

I don't think the call and SMS log is what needs to be hidden, as those are so easily accessible that it would be foolish to use them for anything very sensitive. It would be to protect more sensitive things such as email accounts, encrypted messaging, photos, documents, etc.

Right. Or getting into crypto Wallets, etc if you are held at gun point.

Having that as an option would be useful.

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