In all of its glory, it seems that Sony has overlooked a key security aspect on their current flagship. But unlike the other reported glitches on other handsets, the security bypass on the Xperia Z is fairly easy to exploit.
The man responsible for this exposé is Scott Reed. He uploaded a short video on YouTube showing how he was able to bypass his Xperia Z’s lockscreen and access everything as if the phone was unlocked.
By inputting a set of numbers and characters on the dialer, he gained access to the phone’s internal menu. From there, he chose a certain selection and then presses the Home key which allows him to fully unlock the device.
However, this shouldn’t concern users and potential buyers too much as fix through a software update is expected to come in the coming days. In fact in recent times, Sony has released a timely firmware update for Xperia Z that addresses some of the bugs on the phone, specifically the sudden-death issue.
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Update: Apparently, the Sony Xperia Z isn’t the only handset affected by this bug. According to our reader @Roiji, the security flaw is also present on his Xperia V. And just recently we tried it with the Xperia ZL and it can also be unlocked using the same method.
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John says:
FW update!
roiji says:
This bug is also present in my Xperia V running Android 4.1.2 build 9.1.A.0.490
Ronnie Bulaong says:
Thanks Roiji. We’ll include that in the entry. :D
amang says:
palpak. refund dapat pag ganyan.
Jojo says:
Kaya nga may firmware update para mafix ang bugs galing mismo sa users. -_-
?? says:
Aw, this was an extremely good post. Spending some time and actual effort to make a great article… but what can I say… I put things off a lot and don’t manage to get nearly
anything done.
Quincy says:
Everything is very open with a precise explanation of the issues.
It was truly informative. Your site is extremely helpful.
Thank you for sharing!