{"id":642391,"date":"2013-02-14T11:49:18","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T16:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=610765"},"modified":"2013-02-14T11:49:18","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T16:49:18","slug":"something-else-to-fix-in-ios-6-1-a-trick-lets-users-bypass-iphone-lock-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/642391","title":{"rendered":"Something else to fix in iOS 6.1: a trick lets users bypass iPhone lock screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>iOS 6.1 was released just a few weeks ago, and Apple has had to squash a couple high-profile bugs already. Now add to the list another potentially scary-sounding glitch: with a few well-timed button taps, it appears anyone can bypass the iPhone&#8217;s lock screen, assuming it&#8217;s been updated to the latest version of iOS 6.1, according to several reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&#38;v=MDkLpj3MM-c\">A YouTube video showing how it can be done<\/a>,\u00a0posted by user videosdebarraquito, was spotted by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/2\/14\/3987830\/ios-6-1-security-flaw-lets-anyone-make-calls-from-your-iphone\">The Verge<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday. Basically, he found that by attempting and canceling an emergency call on the iPhone, holding the lock buttong and then taking a screenshot took him past the stage where he should have had to enter a password to access the phone. In the video he shows he&#8217;s able to place a call to one of the phone&#8217;s listed contacts.<\/p>\n<p>He also claims that he was able to see and edit the &#8220;contacts list, list of recent calls, favorite contacts, and even make a call to any phone number on the hacked device and erase the log.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the bug or if a fix is already being prepared.<\/p>\n<p>This is yet another thing for Apple to address as part of the iOS 6.1 release. Earlier this week it <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/11\/apple-issues-software-fix-for-iphone-4s\/\">released iOS 6.1.1 that targeted a bug<\/a> causing some users of the iPhone 4S to experience degraded 3G connectivity. 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