INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
When it was recently discovered that Samsung Galaxy S10 handsets could be unlocked with any fingerprint if certain screen protectors were
applied to the phone, the South Korean electronics giant promised a fix would arrive soon.That promise has now been fulfilled, with a patch
in the display in order to read your fingerprint
caused issues.A user discovered that her left thumbprint (unregistered on the device) could unlock her Galaxy S10 after applying a screen
telling users to delete all existing fingerprints and to re-enrol them with screen protectors removed
This is because the phone was detecting the textured inner surface of some protectors (namely, silicon ones) as being the fingerprint
itself, and hence authenticating whenever it was pressed.As noted by Android Central, several banks in the UK have already blacklisted
investigations carried out, even once the fix has rolled out.While South Korea has started to see the fix become available already to Galaxy
S10 and Note 10 devices, there's no specifics on when the rest of the world will see the same patch
In the meantime, we'd recommend deleting any existing fingerprints saved to your device and to use an alternative form of security, such as
facial recognition or the trusty PIN code.
