Every human on earth has a different fingerprint. Therefore, there is no denying that fingerprint scanners on smartphone should be one of the most secured ways of keeping private data away from a ...

It seems like under-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanners will be available on a lot more Android phones moving forward. Why? Well, Goodix unveiled its ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, and that’s a ...

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Google Pixels haven’t always been perfect, occasionally suffering fundamental issues that persist throughout several generations. Some of the best-known examples included the use of outdated camera ...

As some of you may know, Android 14 Beta 3 arrived about a week ago with a major bug. It removed the fingerprint scanner functionality altogether for some Pixel users. Well, Android 14 Beta 3.1 is now ...

Google released Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2 on Monday, and some Pixel 7 and 7 Pro devices are encountering issues with the under-display fingerprint sensor (UDFPS). Attempting to use the scanner after ...

Google is adding a big improvement to fingerprint scanning on Pixel phones with the upcoming Android 16 update. The new Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock will let users unlock their devices using the ...

The upcoming Pixel 9 phones are expected to ditch the old optical fingerprint scanner for an ultrasonic one that works in more situations. The upcoming Pixel 9 phones are expected to ditch the old ...

All Pixel phones can now use the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature in Android 16 Beta 3. The Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature lets you unlock your Pixel phone even when its screen is off. It ...

The recent Android 16 Beta 3 (and Beta 3.1) release updates a feature limited to the Pixel 9 and allows all devices from the Pixel 6 and newer to use fingerprint unlock while the screen is off.

The fingerprint reader on your Pixel 9 series phone could soon add a new feature to its speedy unlockness. Spotted in the latest Android 16 Developer Preview 2, a new setting will let you unlock the ...