24-01-2023 02:19 PM in
Galaxy A SeriesDiscovered that when using a glove that has a pad on the fingertip for phone usage then anyone is able to unlock my A33 5G phone using the "fingerprint". It seems that the fingerprint security can be completely bypassed making phone and bank accounts accessible to anybody with a similar glove.
24-01-2023 07:35 PM in
Galaxy A Series24-01-2023 07:37 PM in
Galaxy A Series25-01-2023 11:23 AM in
Galaxy A Series25-01-2023 05:41 PM in
Galaxy A SeriesNo, I set up the fingerprints 6 months ago when I first got the phone and it was only last week that I discovered the phone could be unlocked by someone wearing gloves. I have been able to do this several times using a finger that is not registered as has my daughter. I doesn't work reliably but if you keep trying it seems eventually that it will unlock the phone. This has been done with 2 different pairs of gloves that have the special "pad" on the finger to enable the phone to be used.
25-01-2023 05:43 PM in
Galaxy A SeriesI've not tried that yet, but the fact that it was possible when I thought my phone was secure seems to be a concern to me.