Android phone owner accidentally finds a way to bypass lock screen

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Cybersecurity researcher David Schütz accidentally found a way to bypass the lock screen on his fully patched Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 5 smartphones, enabling anyone with physical access to the device to unlock it.

Exploiting the vulnerability to bypass the lock screen on Android phones is a simple five-step process that wouldn't take more than a few minutes.

Google has fixed the security issue on the latest Android update released last week, but it has remained available for exploitation for at least six months.

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