Only in South Korea for now, but its rolling out to other countries soon

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Samsung has released a patch for the Galaxy S10 and Note 10s fingerprint reader, fixing a problem discovered by The Sun that could allow anyones fingerprints to be used to unlock an S10 with certain types of screen protectors attached (via Reuters).

According to Android Central, the update is only available for S10 and Note 10 devices in South Korea for now, although it should be rolling out to additional countries in the near future.

The update should be available soon

Samsung previously explained the problem by noting that the ultrasonic fingerprint was mistakenly recognizing 3-dimensional patterns appearing on certain silicone screen protecting cases as users fingerprints. As a temporary solution, Samsung recommends that users either remove the problematic screen protectors in question and reregister their prints or use a different authentication method (like a regular password) until the patch is released.