Because this is pretty cutting-edge tech for a smartphone, the ultrasonic sensor doesn’t always work as quickly as you would like when you want to unlock the Galaxy S10 or S10 Plus. However, there are ...

The advanced ultrasonic fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus can be fooled by a simple film screen protector — and the company says it will push out a software update to fix the issue as ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

From Disney World to the smartphone in your pocket, fingerprint scanners have become commonplace these days. Even budget phones sport the tech, sometimes alongside other biometric unlocking options ...

Qualcomm took a different approach from the rest of the smartphone industry last year when it announced its 3D Sonic in-display fingerprint sensor. Instead of relying on an optical image of your ...

The upcoming OnePlus 6T will feature an in-display fingerprint reader, the company confirmed to CNET. This will make it not only the first OnePlus phone with the technology, but also the first phone ...

Samsung’s newest handset dispenses of the physical scanner on the back of the phone for a far more cutting-edge one. Inside the Galaxy S10+’s display you’ll find an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The funny thing is, with the exception of Samsung’s S10, all those devices mentioned use the same optical fingerprint sensor built ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Fingerprint sensors—once a rarity—are now fairly common on smartphones. South Korean researchers have now given the fingerprint scanner ...

Ask Pixel 6 owners about their top gripe and they'll likely point to the slow, finicky fingerprint sensor. There may be an explanation for that momentary anguish, though. Google is telling users that ...

Samsung‘s upcoming Galaxy S23 series flagships may bring an important but less talked about improvement. Rumors are that the Ultra model will include a larger and faster ultrasonic under-display ...

If there’s one thing Google has been consistent with every Pixel phone, it would be issues with the fingerprint scanner. The company’s latest Pixel March update is causing fingerprint headaches for ...