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iPhone bug lets anyone easily bypass the lock screen to look at your photos
Bad news: if you own an iPhone 4, be careful -- bypassing your lock screen is simply a matter of hitting "emergency call," dialling "###," presssing the call button, then immediately pressing the lock button. Voilá -- one cracked iPhone. After the break, there's a video of some This bug, which will surely cause a cascade of clenching and face palming across the world -- or at least the portions of the world that can afford iPhones -- seems to only affect the iPhone 4, or the 3GS with iOS 4.1 installed. Apple hasn't commented yet, so we only have the comment threads of Neowin and Wired to work with, and the reports are mixed. It looks like the bug does not allow the running of applications, but it does allow full access to your address book, call history, and photo album.
No doubt this will develop (or blow up) throughout the day, and we'll be sure to bring you any updates as they happen.
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Subscribe to commentsDiegoOct 26th 2010 6:32AM
That guy is speaking portuguese, not spanish.
Sebastian AnthonyOct 26th 2010 6:32AM
Thanks! Corrected.
TheToiletDuckOct 26th 2010 7:49AM
Just tried it on my iphone 4 and it brings me to my missed call list/contacts etc.. but when i try to switch to another app it locks again.
TheToiletDuckOct 26th 2010 7:50AM
and if i had READ the article properly i would see it clearly says that already :P
Sebastian AnthonyOct 27th 2010 6:53AM
I once had a friend who went by the name Toilet Duck... back at university!
MxxConOct 26th 2010 9:08AM
hmm, i wonder if this is an indication that dialer is somehow crashing and if this could open another window for jailbreaking :D
ZusionalOct 26th 2010 11:27AM
Works on the 3G as well with 4.1 installed
Will BurnsOct 26th 2010 2:02PM
Works on any iOS device, at least for the iPhone 3GS.
Salomão FilhoOct 26th 2010 4:42PM
That's me on the video and I've found a fast, improvised solution!
Check it out: http://www.vimeo.com/16217353
Sebastian AnthonyOct 26th 2010 5:06PM
Hello Portuguese person!
You should un-mirror the video :P
Salomão FilhoOct 26th 2010 5:08PM
LOL
I'm brazilian, but that's a common mistake..
I kinda can't! I did it over Photo booth, and it's limited...
I'll try something more elaborate next time!
Thanks
Sebastian AnthonyOct 26th 2010 5:50PM
Hehe -- well, funny story... I originally wrote 'Spanish', and some commenters then corrected me that it was Portuguese!
And now I have been corrected again... apologies :)
camOct 27th 2010 7:12AM
The lock screen password has never stopped people from making calls. Just hold the home button for voice control, then say "dial" followed by the number you want to call.
This is the same as if you were using the phone in hands-free mode.