Every human on earth has a different fingerprint. Therefore, there is no denying that fingerprint scanners on smartphone should be one of the most secured ways of keeping private data away from a ...

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 ...

Most phones rely on a single fingerprint scanner alongside some form of facial recognition for secure authentication. However ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Krystle Vermes is a Boston-based news reporter for Android Police. She is a graduate of the Suffolk University journalism program, and has more than a decade of experience as a writer and editor in ...

As some of you may know, Android 14 Beta 3 arrived about a week ago with a major bug. It removed the fingerprint scanner functionality altogether for some Pixel users. Well, Android 14 Beta 3.1 is now ...

A Redditor has uncovered an icky workaround for unlocking Pixel phones with dry fingers. The user advises that you wipe the side of your nose and then unlock your phone. The Google Pixel 7 series ...

Early this week, Damien Wilde at 9to5 Google reported on Android’s TalkBack screen reader now giving audio hints when using a fingerprint reader. The feature, he said, is included in Android 15 Beta 1 ...

The recent Android 16 Beta 3 (and Beta 3.1) release updates a feature limited to the Pixel 9 and allows all devices from the Pixel 6 and newer to use fingerprint unlock while the screen is off.

Google’s efforts to increase Android accessibility have been impressive in recent years. The latest accessibility change in Android 15 Beta 1 includes audio hints for during fingerprint unlocks when ...