Samsung to patch Galaxy S10 fingerprint recognition problem

By Staff Writer on Oct 18, 2019 6:34AM

Samsung to patch Galaxy S10 fingerprint recognition problem

Bug allows devices to be unlocked by anyone.

Samsung said on Thursday it will soon roll out a software patch to fix problems with fingerprint recognition on its flagship Galaxy S10 smartphone. A British user told the Sun newspaper this week that a bug on her Galaxy S10 allowed it to be unlocked regardless of the biometric data registered ...

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