Furthermore, the hack was initially discovered on a Pixel phone, but the bug lives in the code available in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

Your Android phone may seem entirely secure when it’s locked, but that’s not necessarily true. Unless you adjust the right settings, the lock screen can allow access to messages, controls, and ...

November’s security update is particularly important for Pixel owners as it addresses a relatively low-skill bypass of the user’s lock screen.