Google’s latest Pixel has some issues, which is a statement you’ve probably heard us say often, but this time it might be a little serious. Reviewers have noticed that the fingerprint sensor on the recently launched Pixel 6a appears to unlock even with unregistered fingerprints.
The issue was first brought to light by Beebom on YouTube. In their testing, the Pixel 6a unlocked with the thumbprints of two additional team members, even though their fingerprints were never registered.
The findings were confirmed by Geekyranjit on YouTube, where he was able to unlock the phone with both of his thumbprints, even though only one was registered.
Needless to say, this negates the security benefits of having a fingerprint lock on the device in the first place. The good thing is that this is most likely something that Google can fix in software, so it’s worth keeping an eye on.
In the meantime, if you own the device and are concerned about its security, you should probably just set a strong password.
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