by dbadmin | Dec 21, 2022 | Android Security, Fingerprint scanner, News, Survey
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Fingerprint scanners and face unlock are the two main biometric unlocking methods available on smartphones today, allowing us to seamlessly unlock our handsets, pay for purchases, and more. Do you have a preference for one...
by dbadmin | Aug 2, 2022 | Fingerprint scanner, News, Survey Results
Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority These days, you’ll find fingerprint scanners in varying locations across different smartphones. While most OEMs are jumping to in-display fingerprint scanners, we still find button-mounted and other dedicated physical scanners...
by dbadmin | Jul 30, 2022 | Features, Fingerprint scanner, Opinions
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Opinion post byRobert Triggs In just a few short years, in-display fingerprint scanners have gone from the exciting cutting edge to being taken for granted. Button-mounted security, by comparison, just isn’t seen as that...
by dbadmin | May 30, 2022 | Features, Fingerprint scanner, Opinions, Qualcomm, Vivo
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Opinion post byHadlee Simons In-display fingerprint sensors were instant hot hardware when they were first introduced in 2018, as major players embraced the ability to hide biometric authentication behind a smartphone’s...
by dbadmin | Mar 29, 2022 | Apple, Biometrics, Features, Fingerprint scanner, iPhone SE, Opinions
Opinion post byRyan Haines The 2022 iPhone SE doesn’t rock the boat. In fact, it feels like a phone from another era in almost every way. While that doesn’t always work in its favor, the tiny iPhone has one thing going for it: Touch ID. We’ve been asking for the...
by dbadmin | Nov 13, 2021 | Features, Fingerprint scanner, Google, Google Pixel 6, Google Pixel 6 Pro, Opinions
Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority The controversy around the Pixel 6‘s in-display fingerprint scanner has been a major discussion topic ever since the phone’s release. Criticized for the slowness and unreliability of the sensor, Google explained it was a...