Good luck with the password.
On that note, if they made enough failed attempts that my device wiped its memory, could I sue them for destruction of property?
News reports say that a Password requires a warrant.
I don't know much about smartphones, but I'm assuming that the same digital security principles apply with them as with laptops.
On a laptop, even if the login is password protected, the storage media can be mounted and read by an outside computer. Only full disk encryption can guarantee the privacy of the data if confiscated. Are there apps for smartphones that allow/provide for this type of encryption?