You need that text field because the hack relies on pasting text into that field to crash the lock screen. You can see in the video below how the hack works.

Furthermore, the hack was initially discovered on a Pixel phone, but the bug lives in the code available in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

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A new lock screen bypass technique requires little more than typing a long string of characters and repeatedly pressing the camera shutter button.

The security flaw was discovered on Android 4.1.2 and demonstrated on a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone. Terence Eden, a mobile enthusiast, posted the smartphone lock bypass technique on his ...

New Android lockscreen hack gives attackers full access to locked devices Lockscreen bug is fixed in latest Android build, but availability is spotty.

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Critical app flaw bypasses screen lock on up to 100 million Android phones Skype-rival Viber confirms the bug allows hackers to take control of locked devices.