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Newly Discovered Trick Lets You Bypass iPhone Lockscreen and Access Contacts, Photos, More [Video]

Newly Discovered Trick Lets You Bypass iPhone Lockscreen and Access Contacts, Photos, More [Video]

Posted November 18, 2016 at 6:05pm by
A new trick has been discovered that lets you bypass the iPhone's lockscreen and access contacts, photos, and other information for any device with Siri enabled.

Demonstrated by iDeviceHelp in a YouTube video, the process is a bit complicated but involves using a series of actions via Siri, FaceTime, and Voiceover to gain access to information on the device.


Take a look at the video below for instructions on how to try it yourself. The trick has been shared with Apple and will likely be addressed in a future software update.

[via John]


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PaladinLV
PaladinLV - November 21, 2016 at 5:02pm
One thing to note is that 10.2 is a beta. The official software for iPhone is 10.1.1. Since 10.2 is not yet released official software, this may not affect the public release.
Dude 1
Dude 1 - November 19, 2016 at 3:07pm
wow so if I find an iPhone I can impersonate that person. find all their friends information photos that's crazy I can see many ways people can use that to harm someone
TheBigBoss
TheBigBoss - November 19, 2016 at 3:00pm
So, all that trouble just to get to see some contacts and photos?!
Toby
Toby - November 18, 2016 at 7:54pm
If you disable Siri on the lock screen (and Hey Siri) this stops this security hole. If you do that then at least you will have some safety that way until Apple issues a proper fix.
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