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Security Flaw in iOS 9.3.1 Allows Access to iPhone Photos and Contacts
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Of course you can't reproduce as the iPhone 6 has got no Force Touch.
This could explain the source of the bug, but it is the GUI of SIRI which appears, nothing else. Does this be the case also if you use voice recognition for dialing only? (I never used voice command to call someone)
And: I NEVER EVER used Siri - so "recognition" should be impossible because Siri NEVER EVER has learned my voice - at least I did NEVER intend /allow Siri to "learn" or "recognize" my voice!
And: It is nevertheless bizarre that a blocked iPhone can be used by anyone to call someone from my contactlist… this should be impossible..
Siri doesn't have to learn your voice in order to operate. It gets better over time but for most people it works very well out of the box. I expect you are finding Voice Control rather than Siri.
Does the interface you get look like this:
alt=iOS 9 view of Voice Control (basic fallback for Siri)
You can have a notification appear on the screen without content. Personally, I want to know who has messaged or emailed me. It dictates whether I look at the message now or later. Who are you trying to hide from whom? ;-)
I just tried on 9.3 and 9.3.1, neither worked because Twitter search is blocked without unlocking.
YES, there is the german word for "Voice Control" appearing on the screen. So this different from the Siri screen?
Nevertheless - at least the possibility for third person to use Voice recognition should be blocked. Imagine, Voice control starts (as with the one of my iP5) to connect a third person (or a child) with a contact in a foreign country for hours! Could cost you much!
If you have time enough to do this as a third person, you could try a lot of names and contacts and if you get the connection, you know that this person has at least contact with these names.
I don´t know if you can do more with the Voice control, but I think this might be the case…
a mighty instrument for wifes: They call the secret girl friend and because your name and phone number appears on her screen she starts to talk: "Hi Darling, the last weekend was beautiful - hope your wife doesn´t know for a long time! "Be careful, guys!
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Does the interface you get look like this:
alt=iOS 9 view of Voice Control (basic fallback for Siri)
yes not exactly but "Sprachsteuerung" with other options - will say: YES.
Is it NOT possible to block this?
Are you sure you understand the difference between Siri and Voice Control? Disabling Siri does not disable Voice Control.
Good grief Apple. Every update is plagued with bugs. What happened to you guys?
Thank you.
Voice control wasn´t disabled, but even after disabling i can still start voice control from the blocked screen.
It seems that this access cannot be blocked.
I have to leave you for some hours (I have to work a little bit) and will come back here again.
I may be one of the few who feels this way, but I don't allow anything from my lockscreen - Siri, notifications, or otherwise. Never have, even when I used to JB and tweak like crazy, and especially not now that coked-out Touch ID is here.
YES, there is the german word for "Voice Control" appearing on the screen. So this different from the Siri screen?
Nevertheless - at least the possibility for third person to use Voice recognition should be blocked. Imagine, Voice control starts (as with the one of my iP5) to connect a third person (or a child) with a contact in a foreign country for hours! Could cost you much!
If you have time enough to do this as a third person, you could try a lot of names and contacts and if you get the connection, you know that this person has at least contact with these names.
I don´t know if you can do more with the Voice control, but I think this might be the case…
Be careful, guys!
You can also disable using voice control for dialing under the passcode & touch ID settings.
Confirmed, this is real! I'm on 9.3.1. Just say 'Search twitter for gmail.com'. Then click a tweet with an email address and force-press it.
It's not related to Voice Dialling. Just make sure twitter has previously been able to work with twitter before locking and checking.
It's not related to Voice Dialling. Just make sure twitter has previously been able to work with twitter before locking and checking.
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