Flaw in iOS 6.1 lets you bypass the passcode lock

2. rusticguy posted on 13 Feb 2013, 15:04 12 2

Actually Apple is having "Yield Problems" when it comes to good coding these days :D :D

3. Whateverman posted on 13 Feb 2013, 15:04 8 1

Well that sucks! But I'm sure Apple will get this fixed ASAP.

4. laheelahee posted on 13 Feb 2013, 15:10 0 0

did iPhone 4 get this update as well?

5. hateftotti posted on 13 Feb 2013, 15:11 18 3

Add this to 200 new features in iOS.
I'm really frustrated because these features won't work on my Note 2 :)))

6. Berzerk000 posted on 13 Feb 2013, 15:14 9 1

Take away a few bugs, add in some more. Cool.

7. jroc74 posted on 13 Feb 2013, 15:15 6 0

Oh boy....let the flame wars begin.

"Just Works" huh....

As I have been saying for the past few years....nothings perfect. Not even the mighty iPhone and mighty iOS.

8. t_dawg posted on 13 Feb 2013, 15:21 2 0

Doesn't work. Tried it, screen goes black and then back to the emergency call screen. Or I'm just doing it wrong, but I swear I'm not.

11. gmracer1 posted on 13 Feb 2013, 15:49 7 1

Funny...the other day, I read a buncha fanboy comments about how secure the iPhone is.

12. GhostBear posted on 13 Feb 2013, 16:24 0 0

Extract the device's files to a pc, use a hex editor. The phone has to remember the passcode somehow. That is how I have always helped my friends who have locked themselves out of their own iPhones.

13. darkkjedii posted on 13 Feb 2013, 16:24 4 2

I can't duplicate it, but my friend can. Fix this apple.

14. dragonscourgex posted on 13 Feb 2013, 17:42 0 0

If I'm correct, this is the same way to get around not having a sim card in some of the iphones.

15. ZeroCide posted on 13 Feb 2013, 17:52 4 1

I don't know what anyone is talking about. This is a great, fantastic, marvelous, magical new feature in ios 6.1..... iOS is perfect. Move along people nothing to see here.
/sarcasm

16. JunkCreek posted on 13 Feb 2013, 17:59 0 0

it is a "way" for those who had late to update the ios beta, so the users are force to update without being able to backup the phone content such as photos. contacts and messeges. by by passing screen lock code with "emergency call" method so then the users can itunes sync the iphone before doing updating/upgrading ios. i've read on macrumors/appleinsider some other days ago. and yes, they give a warn for latest ios user not being able to use the method because it might have found by apple. no haters guys, just try to read troubleshoot section on every phone os and manufactures.

17. iushnt posted on 13 Feb 2013, 18:30 1 0

No company can be best forever.. Seems like apple days of flawless products are gone..

18. zibbyzib2000 posted on 13 Feb 2013, 18:41 1 3

Good thing this isn't a problem on Android huh?

http://www.adamguerbuez.com/2012/07/10/how-to-hack-your-way-around-any-lock-pattern-on-any-android-phone/

19. kozza3 posted on 13 Feb 2013, 19:23 0 0

i thought you could do that since like ios5?

20. andrews317 posted on 13 Feb 2013, 19:27 2 0

How do they even find this out?

24. skymitch89 posted on 13 Feb 2013, 20:01 0 0

I don't see anything that proves that there is a "bug" in iOS making the lock code "unsafe". This is simply showing that even with a passcode on, they can still access contacts and make phone calls and take screen shots. Now if he were to be at the dial pad and press the home button and it went to the home screen instead of back to the lock screen, then I would consider that a security flaw.

30. napsterO6 posted on 13 Feb 2013, 20:50 6 1

iOS 6 . THE MOST F@#KED UP OPERATING SYSTEM .!!

31. Schadowx posted on 13 Feb 2013, 21:43 0 0

I guess Apple purposely made this bug so that users are forced to update to iOS 6.1.2 or whatever, thereby removing the jailbreak status. Surely, losing the jailbreak is definitely better than losing the iphone -_-

33. jsdechavez posted on 14 Feb 2013, 00:55 0 0

Up to now, I still don't get how the iPhone gets 200 or so (apparently) NEW features with a major update to iOS. It's just so absurd. I mean, where's those 200 new features coz I don't see it. Stupid claims.