Early adopters of the Google Pixel 6a are reporting a security flaw where anyone can gain access to the phone through the fingerprint sensor.
Google’s newest affordable phone hasn’t been released yet, but there already seems to be a major problem ahead of its release on Thursday.
As Phandroid points out, several early YouTube reviews of the Pixel 6a highlighted a flaw that could be seen by anyone accessing the phone via the fingerprint sensor. Essentially, the sensor doesn’t seem to recognize or distinguish between individual fingerprints.
One YouTuber illustrates this in the simplest way possible. Geekyranjit only registered his right thumb in the Pixel 6a’s settings menu, but was able to unlock the phone with his left thumb.
Other YouTubers brought in completely different people to illustrate the problem.
This is a significant security concern ahead of the release of what could be a hugely popular mid-range phone. Especially considering that Google touted the security of the M2 security chip as a key benefit of its custom Tensor SoC.
Hopefully Google has a launch day software update ready that can address this flaw.
Far from that problem, our own review found the Pixel 6a to be a good mid-range option, with excellent performance, a sleek design and a reliably strong camera. It’s not quite as balanced a package as the OnePlus Nord 2T, but we’ve given it the same 4-star rating as the other buzzed-about mid-ranger at the moment, the Nothing Phone (1).
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