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Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. Google has acknowledged the flaw, saying that the hack lets someone who grabs your phone "view contact data, phone logs, SMS messages, and other data that is normally protected." Blame the Android's fractured updating system, which is slowed down by phone manufacturers and cellphone network carriers. But there's no telling when it'll reach Android devices made by Samsung, LG and others.
The patch is already available for Google's own line of phones - the various Nexus models. But phones will remain vulnerable until they're updated with the latest software patch. Gordon warned Google ( GOOGL) about the vulnerability back in August, so the company released a patch for the flaw last week. Wait maybe five minutes, and the phone goes straight to the unlocked home screen. (Based on Gordon's video, it looks like 163,840 total characters.) Paste the super long character string a few times until the system crashes. Device-specific releases should go under appropriate device forum. Technical discussion of Android development and hacking. Then open the phone's camera app and prompt the phone to request a password. Introducing XDA Computing: Discussion zones for Hardware, Software, and more Check it out Android Software and Hacking General Developers O. The character "string" grows exponentially, so it quickly becomes close to 40,960 characters long.
Type a few characters, then copy-and-paste the text repeatedly. From the locked screen, open the phone's "Emergency Call" feature.