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synackk t1_iw88blr wrote

Reply to comment by hildebrot in Android phone owner accidentally finds a way to bypass lock screen by redhatGizmo

That came from the original source: https://bugs.xdavidhu.me/google/2022/11/10/accidental-70k-google-pixel-lock-screen-bypass/

>>> As I did before, I entered the PUK code and choose a new PIN. This time the phone glitched, and I was on my personal home screen. What? It was locked before, right? This was disturbingly weird. I did it again. Lock the phone, re-insert the SIM tray, reset the PIN… And again I am on the home screen. WHAT? My hands started to shake at this point. WHAT THE F**K? IT UNLOCKED ITSELF?

Article could be wrong or wording it poorly

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synackk t1_iw7przs wrote

Reply to comment by hildebrot in Android phone owner accidentally finds a way to bypass lock screen by redhatGizmo

  1. Unlocked state here means at some point the phone has been unlocked at least once for the encryption. If someone stole your phone after you’ve used it one, they’d be able to bypass the unlock screen.

  2. That’s just what the discoverer of the exploit was able to test it on. There have been other reports it’s worked on non-pixel phones or custom android distributions.

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