Next Biometrics has secured approval from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its full-screen biometric ...

Under screen fingerprint scanners have been the craze of the flagship Android market ever since 2018. However, the technology hasn’t progressed for a while since it is very difficult to innovate on a ...

The toggle to enable the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature is missing from Android 16 Beta 4, but it’s still possible to enable it via a hidden command. Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock allows Pixel ...

The fingerprint unlock is one of the most convenient and secure ways to gain access to your Pixel 7. Just one tap on the screen and you will be able to unlock it without compromising security. So ...

While fingerprint sensors have become more common on phones, they’re still largely restricted to a single spot on your screen or a specific sensor location. Xiaomi hopes to change this by patenting a ...

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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, ...

A U.K. woman alleged that her husband was able to bypass her Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone’s fingerprint reader when the phone was encased by a third-party screen protector. Samsung has acknowledged ...

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