The fingerprint scanner in the Xiaomi smartphone was used as a camera

A Reddit user discovered a potential vulnerability in a Xiaomi smartphone: a man used the built-in

display fingerprint scanner like a camera.

The user claims to have found an opportunityview what image the scanner captures in the hidden system settings of Xiaomi Mi 9T. The woman showed in the video what actions she takes to unlock the opportunity. He goes into the fingerprint scanner settings in the Locate sensor section. A menu opens there, showing what the sensor “sees”.

The Editor-in-Chief of XDA Developers has already noted thatthis option is a serious vulnerability that should be blocked. He noted that the problem lies not with the sensor itself, but with the software, which Xiaomi should not have left available to users.