Checkpoint researchers have detected an android bug security flaw on Android devices running on chipsets made by Qualcomm. The flaw allows attackers unfettered access to a phone's data.

But it is not known if these flaws are currently being used.

"I'm pretty sure you will see these vulnerabilities being used in the next three to four months," said Michael Shaulov, head of mobility product management at Checkpoint.

"It's always a race as to who finds the bug first, whether it's the good guys or the bad."

The devices affected by the bug include:

BlackBerry Priv
Blackphone 1 and Blackphone 2
Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6 and Nexus 6P
HTC One, HTC M9 and HTC 10
LG G4, LG G5, and LG V10
New Moto X by Motorola
OnePlus One, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus 3
US versions of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung S7 Edge
Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Mr Shaulov said six months of work to reverse engineer Qualcomm's code revealed the problems.

The flaws were found in software that handles graphics and in code that controls communication between different processes running inside a phone.

Qualcomm has created patches for the bug after being informed by Checkpoint earleir in the year. It has also distributed the patches to phone makers and operators.

To know if your device has been affected by the bug, use the Checkpoint free app from the Google Play store called QuadRooter Scanner .

In addition, Mr Shaulov said Android owners should only download apps from the official Google Play store to avoid falling victim to malicious programs.

"People should call whoever sold them their phone, their operator or the manufacturer, and beg them for the patches," said Mr Shaulov.

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So Gionee is not there. I doff heart that's why I love Gionee brands

you still have to check by using the Quadrooter app