Five years later, ultrasonic fingerprint sensors are finally coming to more Android phones
Five years later, ultrasonic fingerprint sensors are finally coming to more Android phones
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In-display fingerprint sensors have become commonplace in virtually all Android smartphones, for better or for worse, and five years later...
Rear scanners had no reason to go away. Imagine a phone with one giant fingerprint sensor/touchpad on the back(like the PS Vita).
It's annoying when phone is flat on the table. Otherwise, yes, they're much better.
All of the phones I have had have had practically flat fingerprint sensors, For example, the Pixel 3a XL which is closest to me right now has an inwards facing sensor.
I miss my pixel 5. The sensor was so reliable
I miss the back fingerprint scanner. I could unlock my phone as I'm taking it out of my pocket . The in screen one on Samsung phones is really unreliable.
And on top of that, tempered glass screen protectors were great.
My sensor is on the button that turns on the phone, and it's on the right side where the thumb is placed anyway. You press it, phone turns on and you can enter the passkey, you slide your thumb over it, you unlock the phone directly.
I have it deactivated though. There's no need to store my fingerprint anywhere to save 1.5 seconds.
Damn, one more reason to add to the list of why I can't replace my LG V20...
Put em on the baaaaaaaack!!
The under screen ones suck in comparison so much ugh
Motorola had it right, the sensor was right where my index fingers rested on the back. Unfortunately this isn't "premium" nor "hi-tech" enough to sell phones.
Seriously. I'm tired of blinding myself at night when trying to sleepily check my phone. The sensor on the back of my old pixel could also be used to pull down the notification shade which I can't easily reach with one hand, now, since the screen is so large.
I forgot about the gesture to pull down the notification bar. The was far superior. I could reach in to my pocket and have the phone unlocked before I even see the screen
I had a phone with one on the back and currently have one with it on the screen. Personally I had absolutely no issues with its functionality in the screen and do prefer it over the back. I like that I can unlock my phone without having to pick it up off the desk or while its still in the mount on my vehicle dash.
Seems to work perfectly fine to me but maybe it's a quality issues with the brand of phones. Mine is a OnePlus and it's almost 4 years old now, still works fine and never had any issues.
Ew, biometrics.
If someone can unlock your phone when you are unconscious or dead, it's only identification. Not authentication
That's what authentication is. You're thinking authorization.
