Is YOUR phone safe? Facial recognition on 21 popular devices can be easily spoofed with printed photos, tests reveal – so, is yours on the list? Facial recognition might seem like one of the safest ways to keep your phone secure, but experts say your device might be easy prey for hackers. Which? research has revealed that 60 per cent of popular mobile phones can be easily fooled with printed photos. This includes devices from several big brands including Motorola, Nokia, Nothing, OnePlus, and Fairphone. Even top–of–the–range flagship models, such as the £1,099 Oppo Find X9 Pro, mistook pieces of paper for real human faces. Which? warns that thieves could use this weakness to read your emails, reset passwords for sensitive accounts, access your pictures, and even view your Google Wallet history. Lisa Barber, Which? Tech Editor, says: 'In this age of cutting–edge technology it almost seems unbelievable that phone cameras could be fooled by a printed photo – and yet they can be. 'The majority of Android phones we've tested in the last four years can be easily unlocked using a 2D image, and some manufacturers are still failing to adequately warn their users that this is the case. 'We'd urge affected users to set up alternative methods of security, like a fingerprint or a PIN, which are much more secure.' Which? has warned that 60 per cent of popular phones have facial recognition that can be tricked by a printed photograph, including top–of–the–range devices like the OnePlus Nord 3 (pictured) Which? has tested 208 phone models released since October 2022, 133 of which could be fooled by a simple photo. And this problem isn't necessarily improving as phone technology gets better each year. In 2024, a staggering 72 per cent of phones tested failed to detect a printout