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 ...

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 ...

In-display fingerprint scanners on smartphones have been around for a few years now. Ultrasonic and optical scanners are two technologies with both serving the same purpose of biometric authentication ...

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 ...

The Pixel 4 series was the first and — at present — the only Made by Google smartphone to come with dedicated tech to enable secure 3D face scanning for biometric security. A recent leak indicates ...

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra could end up using an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner (under the display, of course). Many other flagships already use this tech. Samsung is, as well as OPPO, and a number of other ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The biometric hierarchy for unlocking your smartphone appears to be the following: Physical fingerprint reader ...

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Sam Mobile reports that the Samsung Galaxy S8 will feature an optical fingerprint scanner housed under the seamless glass of its front display. The site claims that optical recognition is both faster ...

If you’ve kept up to date with upcoming smartphone launches, you would notice how many of the high end devices were recently confirmed to launch with ultrasonic fingerprint scanners. But what makes it ...

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 ...