Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note10 receiving a fix for fingerprint flaw

A serious security flaw on the Galaxy S10^[1] came to light last week when a British user found that her phone could be unlocked with unregistered fingerprints. Later, it was discovered that the Galaxy S10+^[2] and Note10^[3] series were also marred with this issue.

Samsung claimed the issue was caused by third-party, silicon screen protectors, but it turned out that's not the case^[4]. The company promised to fix this issue soon and it's now rolling out software updates for the S10 and Note10 series with a patch.

The update will reach only those units that have fingerprints registered. And, once you've installed the update, Samsung advises you delete previously registered fingerprints and re-register without a screen protector installed.

Samsung is currently seeding the update in its home country South Korea, but the company said it will be expanded to other countries in 24 hours.

Source 1 | Source 2^[5][6]

References

1. ^{^} serious security flaw on the Galaxy S10 (www.gsmarena.com)
2. ^{^} Galaxy S10+ (www.gsmarena.com)
3. ^{^} Note10 (www.gsmarena.com)
4. ^{^} it turned out that's not the case (www.gsmarena.com)
5. ^{^} Source 1 (www.reuters.com)
6. ^{^} Source 2 (www.sammobile.com)

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