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Bypassing the HTC One lockscreen during restart

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Re: Bypassing the HTC One lockscreen during restart

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I can't reproduce this on stock Android. I'd also like to see what happens shortly afterwards. The video cuts off a bit abruptly and I'm curious to see if you can maintain access or whether it kicks you back out to the the lock screen after initialization is complete.

The text was also changed just a minute ago to remove a plug for HyperCube. The original text included something along the lines of "Clearly there are big problems with Android, which is why we started HyperCube..."

Re: Bypassing the HTC One lockscreen during restart

#5
There are many errors in Android security, this is one that I have found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkdbMv0lNMc

(TLDR: just remove your SIM card when screen is off to unlock, works on Anrdoid 4.0.3 with Acer Iconia Tab A511)

Edit: I wonder if someone with tablet could try to reproduce that?

Re: Bypassing the HTC One lockscreen during restart

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I was unable to reproduce this using a Sprint HTC One running the newest software release (Android 4.3, HTC SW Version 3.04.651.2) - admittedly, timing does seem tight, but I tired it several times before giving up.

It'd be interesting to know if this is just something that HTC has already fixed, or if it is somehow related to a carrier-specific modification.

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