Major Siri bug exposes all your hidden messages even if your phone is locked

On iOS 11, Apple introduced a new way to protect user privacy by letting you hide the contents of your notifications on your iPhone's lock screen until you unlock the device with Touch ID or Face ID.

But it turns out there's a very simple way to read these hidden notifications even if you can't unlock the phone: Just ask Siri to read them to you.

Yep, that's right: A new bug discovered by Mac Magazine (via 9to5Mac) reveals that you can simply ask Siri to spy on someone's hidden notifications.

Even with the "Show Previews" featured set to display only "When Unlocked" (Settings > Notifications > Show Previews), you can still ask Siri to read any hidden notifications out loud by saying "Hey Siri, read my notifications." Read more...