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Samsung responds to reports that Galaxy S10 can be unlocked with ANY fingerprint -- and promises a fix

  • October 18, 2019
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October 18, 2019 By Mark Wyciślik-Wilson

As fingerprints are unique to everyone, they would seem like a decent way to secure your phone. But if you have a Samsung Galaxy S10, it is possible to unlock it with any fingerprint -- all that's needed is a screen protector.

With a cheap screen protector over the in-screen fingerprint reader, phones can be unlocked using any fingerprint, not just those registered to the device. Samsung has acknowledged the issue and promises that a fix is incoming.

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