Passing a password on Samsung devices with Android OS

Recently, a vulnerability was discovered in Samsung devices with the Android operating system, the vulnerability allows you to bypass the screen lock and temporarily gain access to the system without entering a password (pincode). A similar vulnerability was found in Apple devices based on iOS.

The method below works on Samsung Galaxy Note II for Android 4.1.2 and on Galaxy S Plus for Android 2.3.6 (has not been tested on other devices).

The method is described under the cut.
Sequence of actions to bypass protection:
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• Activate the screen.
• Set up an Emergency Call.
• Press the "ICE" key at the bottom left.
• Hold the physical Hold button for a few seconds, then release.
• The home screen will appear for a while.
• While the home screen is visible, you need to run some application or widget.

The attack has a limited scope of use. An application or widget immediately goes into the background, although if the program must perform an action at system startup, it will execute it.

An example of hacking is given below in the video.