Friday 5 April 2013

Lock screen Galaxy Note II managed to get around

Something recently Samsung makes us happy not only with new tech devices filled with powerful and interesting software development, but also quite serious bugs and a hole that enthusiasts are found in the software part. The same shell TouchWiz, of which many are delighted, others horrified, the fruits of such unpleasant moments that one might think about the skills of programmers Samsung.
Remember the episode when it was possible to wipe the phone using ussd-request? Or not so long ago, there was news that a familiar and simple procedure to copy and paste text in a TouchWiz leads to serious disruptions in the work device.

Now, however, we found one more hole - is lokskrin in Samsung Galaxy Note II can be overcome by getting access to the desktop and application ownership. And that's when you should not just lock screen from accidental clicks and lock by pin or gesture, so that nobody else can use your gadget. Another drop of tar adds that it's happening on the lineup Note, that the company is trying to promote, as a business decision. Comrade Terence Eden has found a way of, which today is at stake. By the way, the vulnerability is very similar to the one that was once found in the iPhone. If the screen is locked, press the emergency call button, then press and hold the "home", at the right moment you can see the desktop of the studied gadget. Moreover, the taste can then dial any of the contact. The vulnerability is present in just a bunch of Android 4.1.2 and shell TouchWiz, although it is possible that it can be used with other devices that use a proprietary shell from Samsung. However, it is not as terrible vulnerability when compared with what was on the iPhone, where you can easily dial contacts from the phonebook, view contacts, and even listen to your voice mail. But if your pet is something more serious happened, then that's okay because the repair iphone 4 can always be carried in any city.

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