{"slug": "gemini-is-allowing-attackers-to-bypass-the-android-lock-screen", "title": "Gemini is Allowing Attackers to Bypass the Android Lock Screen", "summary": "Google's Gemini digital assistant is allowing attackers to bypass the Android lock screen, according to multiple reports received by The Register. Users can access features such as sending SMS or WhatsApp messages from the lock screen when Gemini is enabled, posing a security risk.", "body_md": "[fria](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/fria)\n1\n*The Register** *received multiple reports of people being able to access features such as sending SMS or WhatsApp messages from the lock screen when Gemini is enabled.\n\nThis is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/23/gemini-is-allowing-attackers-to-bypass-the-android-lock-screen/](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/23/gemini-is-allowing-attackers-to-bypass-the-android-lock-screen/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-is-allowing-attackers-to-bypass-the-android-lock-screen", "canonical_source": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/gemini-is-allowing-attackers-to-bypass-the-android-lock-screen/39297#post_1", "published_at": "2026-07-23 01:02:17+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 01:26:26.685937+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Google", "Gemini", "Android", "The Register"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-is-allowing-attackers-to-bypass-the-android-lock-screen", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-is-allowing-attackers-to-bypass-the-android-lock-screen.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-is-allowing-attackers-to-bypass-the-android-lock-screen.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gemini-is-allowing-attackers-to-bypass-the-android-lock-screen.jsonld"}}