In-display fingerprint sensors have become commonplace in virtually all Android smartphones, for better or for worse, and five years later…

    • @bighatchester@lemmy.world
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      2518 hours ago

      I miss the back fingerprint scanner. I could unlock my phone as I’m taking it out of my pocket . The in screen one on Samsung phones is really unreliable.

      • tb_
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        247 minutes ago

        Being able to swipe down the notifications from that button was a great feature

        • @Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world
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          125 minutes ago

          If it’s any consolation, “one handed mode” (at least on pixels) has an option to let you bring the shade down by swiping down on the gesture bar

          Swiping down on the fingerprint scanner was my favorite thing on my pixel 5, for checking notifications or fidgeting with it! I was a little bummed when I eventually upgraded, but found that and it works relatively well

      • @vxx@lemmy.world
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        29 hours ago

        My sensor is on the button that turns on the phone, and it’s on the right side where the thumb is placed anyway. You press it, phone turns on and you can enter the passkey, you slide your thumb over it, you unlock the phone directly.

        I have it deactivated though. There’s no need to store my fingerprint anywhere to save 1.5 seconds.