Improved techniques for facilitating emergency access to one or more contacts stored on a portable electronic device are disclosed. One or more contacts on the portable electronic device are designated as emergency contacts. While the portable electronic device is password-locked, a request to display the one or more emergency contacts on the password-locked portable electronic device is received. Without requiring a password, the one or more emergency contacts are displayed on the portable electronic device.

A process triggering method may comprise receiving an input operation on a lock screen of a terminal device, wherein the lock screen is provided by an application executing on the terminal device; determining input operation information corresponding to an input operation; determining triggering operation information matching with the input operation information; determining a process corresponding to the input operation, wherein the input operation information is for accessing only the process, and wherein the input operation information does not have a function of unlocking the terminal device at a system level, wherein unlocking the terminal device at the system level includes making other processes on the terminal device accessible and unlocking the terminal device at the system level requires an unlock control different from the input operation information for accessing the process; and triggering, by the application, the process without unlocking the terminal device at the system level.

A process triggering method may comprise receiving an input operation on a lock screen of a terminal device, wherein the lock screen is provided by an application executing on the terminal device; determining input operation information corresponding to an input operation; determining triggering operation information matching with the input operation information; determining a process corresponding to the input operation, wherein the input operation information is for accessing only the process, and wherein the input operation information does not have a function of unlocking the terminal device at a system level, wherein unlocking the terminal device at the system level includes making other processes on the terminal device accessible and unlocking the terminal device at the system level requires an unlock control different from the input operation information for accessing the process; and triggering, by the application, the process without unlocking the terminal device at the system level.

A method of accessing a partition on a mobile communication device may include the steps of receiving data specifying a partition, receiving an identification code from an identification module in or associated with the device, determining, based on both the data specifying a partition and the identification code, whether access to the specified partition is to be allowed, and allowing or denying access to the specified partition accordingly.

A method of accessing a partition on a mobile communication device may include the steps of receiving data specifying a partition, receiving an identification code from an identification module in or associated with the device, determining, based on both the data specifying a partition and the identification code, whether access to the specified partition is to be allowed, and allowing or denying access to the specified partition accordingly.

A first electronic device is associated with a biometric sensor. Biometric data received by the biometric sensor is used to permit the first electronic device to pair with, unlock, and/or access a second electronic device.

A first electronic device is associated with a biometric sensor. Biometric data received by the biometric sensor is used to permit the first electronic device to pair with, unlock, and/or access a second electronic device.

Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a method and a device for reducing the power consumption of a mobile terminal, a storage medium and a mobile terminal. The method may include: acquiring, in a screen-off state, a fingerprint detected by a fingerprint recognition module; controlling, if the fingerprint is a non-unlocking fingerprint, a touch chip to output a touch sensing control signal to a touch display screen; finding, according to the fingerprint, a matching application program on which the user has rights to operate, and acquiring a set of blank screen gestures corresponding to the application program; and reporting, upon detection of a blank screen gesture belonging to the set of blank screen gestures, a blank screen gesture event to an application layer to execute an operation corresponding to the blank screen gesture.

A method for unlocking a SIM card includes: determining, by a mobile terminal, whether a currently inserted SIM card belongs to a preset SIM card in compliance with a specific operator; controlling the mobile terminal to access a network normally if yes; detecting lock information of an IMSI corresponding to the SIM card if no; limiting the SIM card to access the network when the lock information of the IMSI exists and a lock type of the IMSI is a lock state; and controlling the mobile terminal to access the network normally when the lock information of the IMSI exists and the lock type of the IMSI is an unlock state. A mobile terminal is also provided.

A method for unlocking a SIM card includes: determining, by a mobile terminal, whether a currently inserted SIM card belongs to a preset SIM card in compliance with a specific operator; controlling the mobile terminal to access a network normally if yes; detecting lock information of an IMSI corresponding to the SIM card if no; limiting the SIM card to access the network when the lock information of the IMSI exists and a lock type of the IMSI is a lock state; and controlling the mobile terminal to access the network normally when the lock information of the IMSI exists and the lock type of the IMSI is an unlock state. A mobile terminal is also provided.