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February 15, 2013 01:55 am GMT
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iPhone 5 Flaw Lets Anyone See Your Contacts, Photos
The passcode lock on the iPhone 5 isn't perfect, it seems.
A video posted on YouTube Jan. 31 by user "videosdebarraquito" shows how to bypass the lock on an iPhone 5 running iOS 6.1.
The method was confirmed by the tech blog The Verge, which posted its own video showing the trick.
Basically, as described by videodebarraquito on his YouTube page, the method involves going to the emergency call screen, tapping the power button, dialing the GSM international emergency number 112, canceling, holding down the power button again for a second or two and hitting "Emergency Call" again.
The phone then unlocks for a moment. Hitting the home button immediately gives the user access to t…
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