From Disney World to the smartphone in your pocket, fingerprint scanners have become commonplace these days. Even budget phones sport the tech, sometimes alongside other biometric unlocking options ...
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Fingerprint unlocking, with all its flaws and sensitivities, is an increasingly popular way to unlock your smartphone. That method is headed to your front door, too. Smart locks are beginning to ...
A new Xiaomi patent leaked an all-screen fingerprint sensor. Today, this new smartphone display tech is quite different from the current fingerprint scanners. A picture shows a Xiaomi smartphone in a ...
Since the Pixel 6’s switch to an under-display fingerprint sensor, people have complained about unlock performance being a regression from the days of Pixel Imprint. Performance has improved over the ...
Fingerprint sensors on smartphones like the Galaxy Z Flip 5 can occasionally stop functioning correctly, leaving you frustrated and unable to conveniently unlock your device. This issue can arise due ...
If you own a Pixel 6 and need to repair the screen, you should know in advance that the fingerprint sensor might stop working after the screen is replaced. It's unclear how widespread the issue is, ...
Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...