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Biometric protection has been an essential part of our lives for a while now. It began notably with fingerprint scanners, and today, we see facial recognition technology. The shift to facial ...

The Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature was initially introduced in the Android 16 DP2 for the Pixel 9 series, but its removal in subsequent beta builds left many users puzzled and disappointed.

Google Wallet is gradually asking users to unlock their Android devices for every transaction. Previously, micropayments could be executed without needing a fingerprint scan or passcode entry for ...

Google Pixel phones boast a host of exclusive features not available on most other Android brands. However, they also have some drawbacks or limitations not found on other companies’ devices. One of ...

The Find My Device app on Android may soon be getting a big upgrade, as it prepares support for biometric unlock. For a long time, the point of the Find My Device app on Android was solely to locate ...

Google has been playing hide and seek with a handy "Screen-off fingerprint unlock" option for Pixels. While the feature was present in the initial Android 16 betas and Developer Preview builds, it was ...

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 ...

Google's new flagship Pixel phones still have an optical fingerprint sensor under the display, but that's not the only secure biometric option. The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are the first Google phones ...

Your Google Nest devices can do so much more than you think. Discover six easy settings and simple commands that transform ...

Dylan Coyle is a reporter for Android Police, and there isn't much he doesn't cover across the Android fold. At a basic level, regardless of how complex a topic is, he tries to make it easier for ...