Samsung Galaxy S III flaw bypasses lock screen (again)
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33 Comments
1. DKMDROID posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:08 8 2
were GS3 owners feeling left out because iPhone users were having the problem or was iPhone users jealous of GS3 users cos they didnt have the problem?
30. Stuntman posted on 07 Mar 2013, 14:38 3 0
Apple will sue Samsung for copying their security problem. :)
2. wendygarett (limited) 6 days ago posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:20 1 17
Oh pa, having too much free time to make this unnecessary nonsense? What next? Security flaw on lumia 920 as well? Lol
3. edgabimbam posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:23 14 0
Seems you also have a lot of free time with spaming this website...
4. emadshiny posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:25 14 0
grow up baby.
security is one of the most important aspect of a phone.
of course its clear that you'd prefer to read some news about Pokemon.
6. wendygarett (limited) 6 days ago posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:34 0 6
Phonearena is to review the phone, not teaching us hacking the phone, this article has clearly violated Sammy users' privacy if you ask me :(
10. emadshiny posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:45 7 0
thank you for defining the role of PA.
this is a tech site and it will cover whatever is related to it and security is one of the most important of those.
and i thought you owned HTC One X
12. tiara6918 posted on 07 Mar 2013, 03:02 3 0
He/she does own a one x, from being an apple fanboy to samsung, I wonder what's next...
18. wendygarett (limited) 6 days ago posted on 07 Mar 2013, 03:44 0 6
"Note that this hack does not work every time. First time we tried bypassing our Galaxy S III lock screen it took us about 10 minutes of trying. But then we got the hang of it and managed to hack it within 10 attempts."
this statement has clearly shown that phonearena is trying to hack Sammy user devices... is that not violation?
25. darkkjedii posted on 07 Mar 2013, 07:26 2 1
Wendy it looks as if there's more than one person doing the typing on you're post's. that, or you're learning how to type better.
5. windy posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:25 7 1
looks like android community was having fun with Apple while they had the same flaw.
22. anywherehome posted on 07 Mar 2013, 05:27 2 4
you lie, Android has no problem, Samsung has a problem ;)
read more, think more :)
8. BackHandLegend posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:43 7 0
I really hope Apple doesn't sue over this...
11. PapaSmurf posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:45 2 0
How do people find this? Do they have this much free time in the day to try all aspects of bypassing lock screens on phones? This goes to the iPhone one too. That one was complicated and was found days after 6.1 rolled out.
13. Topcat488 posted on 07 Mar 2013, 03:05 0 0
Looking forward to the Note III, I'm still loving my updated Original Galaxy Note... Never was a fan of the S series, so sorry it has that problem... It's "Note" or bust for me, Okay i'm lying... I'm gonna pick up a fiberglass iphone too. To the OEM fix these problems please. :/
14. roscuthiii posted on 07 Mar 2013, 03:08 1 0
My cousin is a genius when it comes to getting by people's lock screen. He's been doing it long before I ever heard about on sites like PA. Lil' bastid then likes to send embarrassing messages to people, nothing more nefarious than that though at least.
Because of him, I downloaded an app called App Lock. Even if he gets past the lock screen there's nothing he can do about the 2nd (different) pass code which doesn't seem as exploitable as a lock screen.
Not an advert for App Lock, just the one I happen to use. It just works well enough for me that because I have access to contacts, photos, calling, Play Store, etc. blocked off that I don't even bother with the lock screen anymore.
15. RohanM posted on 07 Mar 2013, 03:20 6 1
With having so many issues to sgs3 i am starting to hate my own sgs3.. so became a sammy hater.. issues like, sudden death, heating, poor multitasking...and so on..
sammy u disappointed me... typing from my sgs3........
next time will go for sony or htc (nokia only if they come up with droid) :)
17. wendygarett (limited) 6 days ago posted on 07 Mar 2013, 03:37 0 11
I'm afraid you will regret for leaving Sammy :)
19. ilia1986 posted on 07 Mar 2013, 04:10 0 1
Sorry - got nothing to hide on my SGS3. And it's always with me at all times regardless. Not to mention you got a gazillion apps to password lock your access to apps and what not.
21. darkkjedii posted on 07 Mar 2013, 04:21 2 1
That's not the point. The gs3 isn't perfect after all, it has its hiccups too.
23. jroc74 posted on 07 Mar 2013, 06:04 0 0
Sammy....Sammy...Sammy.....
Well....I know if I ever get an update or phone that have the emergency contacts icon ....I better take extra steps for security...
24. bibekpachhai posted on 07 Mar 2013, 06:45 1 0
I can do the same thing on my S3 which is running 4.1.1, so it basically all S3
26. gallitoking posted on 07 Mar 2013, 08:47 2 4
Samsung will do nothing as all their attention is on the upcoming release of the highly hyped Galaxy 4 and don't have time for a s3 being on life support... Same fate of the s2 last year.
29. g2a5b0e posted on 07 Mar 2013, 13:17 1 0
What you just said makes absolutely no sense. The S2 never suffered at any such fate a year ago. It just received Jellybean. Does an almost 2-year old phone on "life support" receive a new operating system? No. Also, it was the highest selling Android phone of all-time before the S3. Now that the S3 is the highest selling Android of all-time, you can believe it will get the same or even better support in the future. It already went from 4.0 to 4.1. They'll squash this bug, then soon it will get 4.2. There's no doubt in my mind that it will see 5.0 in the future, too.
33. g2a5b0e posted on 08 Mar 2013, 00:33 0 0
Definitely not a fan of these links they're adding into people's posts now...
27. Ninetysix posted on 07 Mar 2013, 09:29 2 2
Calling all the fandroids that mocked Apple when PA posted the lockscreen bypass. Please point at yourself in the mirror and laugh.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Another-day-another-way-to-bypass-the-passcode-discovered-in-iOS-6.1_id40247
gmracer1, etc
28. AnnDroid posted on 07 Mar 2013, 09:36 0 0
What about "us gals".
Anyway, I use App Protector when I leave the house to lock down what's important. I have 'on {X}' notify me by gps location that I've left the house and I need to lock the phone. Works 100% of the time.
32. genious_gce posted on 08 Mar 2013, 00:26 0 0
I'm able to bye pass in my samsung galaxy s3 easily which is running on 4.1.2
Once you bye pass, the lock screen never shows up when u turn off and turn on the power button..
Biggest bug ever...
