WATCH: User views IPhone6s photos and contacts without unlocking phone

An Android user has unlocked a newly-discovered trick that enables an iPhone user to access its photos and contacts list without a passcode or fingerprint.

In a YouTube channel, user Videosdebarraquito uploaded a video on April 4  featuring a step-by-step guide that grants an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus to view the phone’s contact list and photo albums even though the user has no passcode.

First, Siri should be activated, either by using the home button or saying “Hello Siri”. Then, ask Siri to search Twitter and if Siri asks you what to search, say “@gmail.com” or any username of a Gmail address. Once given a full list of tweets, find a tweet with a full e-mail address in it and click it. Using the 3D touch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, firmly press on the e-mail address until a pop-up window appears.

Lastly, click “Add New Contact / Add to Existing Contact” from here, you’ll be able to pick the photo box to view all the photos and contacts on the device.

This glitch is possible when using the 3D touch pop-up feature, thus it is solely allowed on iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. It is also noted that a number of trials should be done to conveniently master the glitch. Gianna Francesca Catolico, INQUIRER.net

source: technology.inquirer.net

Apple sets Sept 9 event; new iPhones might be unveiled

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Thursday invited journalists to a Sept. 9 event, where it is expected to unveil new iPhones and potentially a new version of its Apple TV set-top box.

The email invitation includes a colorful Apple logo with the sentence "Hey Siri, give us a hint," referring to Apple's popular digital voice assistant.

The company traditionally announces its new iPhones in September.

Apple is widely expected to unveil the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6 Plus S. Typically, the company launches upgraded versions to existing phones under the "S" range.

Media reports have indicated that Apple is preparing for the largest initial production run for its next iPhones by the end of the year.

The new iPhones are also said to feature Force Touch technology, which can distinguish between a light tap and deep press.

Cross Research analyst Shannon Cross said she was also expecting a faster processor on iPhones.

"We assume that they may come out with a new iPad at the event as well," Cross added.

When users posed the question in the invitation to Siri on their iPhones, Siri threw back responses such as "You're cute when you're desperate for information" and "You'll have to wait until Sept. 9. I bet you were one of those kids who snuck downstairs to open presents early, weren't you?"

The event will be held at 10:00 a.m. PT in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, which can hold about 7,000 people.

Apple did not immediately respond to requests for more details on the event.  — Reuters