fididosooeSep 21, 2024

Why do phone manufacturers use in-display fingerprint readers instead of fingerprint readers on the power button?

https://lemmy.ca/post/29436965

Why do phone manufacturers use in-display fingerprint readers instead of fingerprint readers on the power button? - Lemmy.ca

I had two Samsung flagship phones, one (S20FE) had an optical fingerprint reader and the other (S22) had an ultrasonic one. Both of them somewhat regularly failed to read my finger, were slower than a fingerprint reader on the power button and are more expensive to build. Meanwhile my $90 Android phone has a fingerprint reader on the power button. It never fails and I never have to perfectly place my finger on the sensor area to get it to work. It just seems like the perfect place to put a fingerprint sensor, so why do phone manufacturers keep using in-display fingerprint readers over the cheaper alternative?

Show threadStopostoSep 22, 2024
I don’t understand why “FaceID” isn’t more of a stardard on Android. I remember people online complaining when Apple got rid of TouchID on their phones, yet anyone who use FaceID quickly forget that fingerprint skanners are a thing. It works so fast and you don’t have to complain about where a sensor might be on a device, if you can see the screen the screen the device is unlocked.
Show threadcynarSep 22, 2024

It became a big thing on android just before covid happened. Unfortunately, masks completely confused it.

I currently have both active on my phone, it’s about 50/50 which unlocks it first. I tend to unlock my phone as I bring it out of my pocket via fingerprint. If that fails, then face ID kicks in.

Show threadStoposto
Apple quickly implemented a Mask FaceID scan so you could unlock with mask, I used that or just swiped my watch for payments etc. I did see quite a few android friends go back to fingerprint I remember
Sep 22, 2024 at 9:45amWeb
Show threadpaperplaneSep 22, 2024
It took them a few years, if I remember right, though they did add the unlock-with-watch pretty early.
Show threadStopostoSep 22, 2024
I looked it up and you are totally right, it was in 2022 which wouldn’t have been as fast as I remembered/wrote before!