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This iPhone bug lets you talk Siri into giving you its contacts and photos

The bug only works for those who have an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus and downloaded the latest version of iOS.

AS SOON AS one bug is fixed by an update, another one seems to end up taking its place.

This is the case with the latest iOS update, iOS 9.3.1, which fixed a bug which froze your iPhone if you clicked on a third-party app link.

Now a new bug, first spotted by the Daily Dot, allows anyone to access a person’s contacts and photos while it’s still locked.

Although in this case, it only works if the iPhone in question is a 6s or 6s Plus and requires a bit of savviness to pull off.

YouTuber videosdebarraquito shows off the method on the latest version of iOS. The first step is activating Siri and asking it to search Twitter for the ending of any email address like ‘@gmail.com’.

Once you get one, you can use 3D Touch to add the email to an existing contact.

Bringing up your contacts, and choosing to edit one will give you the option to add a photo to a contact. Tapping on the Add Photo > Choose Photo will let you access the iPhone’s saved photos.

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While this is a problem, there is a straightforward way of solving it: turn off either 3D Touch or Siri.

This depends on which one you find less useful but for 3D Touch, just go into Settings > General > Accessibility > 3D Touch to find it. Alternatively, you can go to Settings > General > Siri if you want to turn off the digital assistant.

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    Sep 25th 2019, 7:01 AM

    All the money is going to the Children’s Hospital, though the HSE will deny that.

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    Mute K
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    Sep 25th 2019, 7:09 AM

    @Chin Feeyin: primary care has its own budget funding HCPs has always been a nightmare. They should be auditing every package in the country to see if hours are still needed.

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    Mute Marie Agnew
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    Sep 25th 2019, 6:49 AM

    Maybe that’s why my father in-law of 90 years of age was refused home help, even though the district nurse put it in as urgently needed

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    Mute Stephen Walshe
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    Sep 25th 2019, 7:31 AM

    I see the amount of money they waste daily and I can tell you with a small amount of initiative theyd save billions but the top brass could care less

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    Sep 25th 2019, 7:11 AM

    I’m sure Simon Harris with his vast amount of experience in the field of health will sort this out in a flash. We should feel confident that such a giant political figure is top man at the HSE.

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    Sep 25th 2019, 7:45 AM

    @Gus Sheridan: He is such a powerful performer that he never even had to hold down a real job in his life. How amazing is that?!

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    Sep 25th 2019, 8:19 AM

    the audacity of elderly people hoping for some assistance after working and contributing through some of the most lean times in irish history those who tightened their belts while their leaders bought their shirts in paris and danced ring a rosie with the cassock clad soldiers of evil how dare they look for comfort or care …

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    Sep 25th 2019, 8:26 AM

    That’s very little to spend on home are a year ,that’s ONLY €338 a YEAR ie 0.92cent a DAY!
    Meanwhile Ireland spends over €14m a DAY on National Debt servicing,….€583,333 an HOUR!If FG fought to get a better deal from Troika in 2011 as Prof Mody said they could have done then we ‘d have alot more to spend in public services,etc!

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    Sep 25th 2019, 7:37 AM

    I have a friend who is 91, lives alone, and waiting for a home care package. She is vulnerable and at risk. Her extended family helps at random times but she has always been independent and finds it difficut to be in a position to need assistance.

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    Sep 25th 2019, 5:51 PM

    If you vote for FFG you will only get more of this

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