Fingerprint Archives

Removing a Fingerprint Reader From Your “Future” Phone is Such a Terrible Idea

Kellen September 12, 2017 205

Last year, Apple attempted to justify their removal of the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 with one word: "courage." In Apple's mind, it was going to take guts for someone to move the audio industry forward, and that someone was going to be them. Of course,...

Wednesday Poll: Do You Use Your Phone’s Fingerprint Reader?

Kellen February 1, 2017 112

Just over a year ago, we asked you all if you were using the fingerprint reader on your phone. Thankfully, a solid 60% of you said "Yes!" that you are. Unfortunately, the other 40% either did not have a fingerprint reader on their phone or just flat out said,...

Xiaomi’s New Mi5s has an Under-Glass “Ultrasonic” Fingerprint Sensor, Which is Cool

Kellen September 27, 2016 119

Xiaomi, the Chinese electronics manufacturer who makes phones we all want to take for a spin yet can't because they won't sell them here, announced a bunch of new products today. I'd try and get you all hyped on them because this stuff is pretty great, but the...

Sorta NSFW: Yes, the Fingerprint Reader on Your Phone Can Recognize Things Other Than Fingers, Like Your Penis

Tim May 9, 2016 64

Over the weekend, a bored and curious reddit user decided to test various body parts on the fingerprint reader on the Galaxy S7, seeing if it would recognize something other than just a fingertip. Not too surprisingly, a few interesting parts of the human...

LG Just Created a Button-Less Fingerprint Sensor That Hides Under a Display

Kellen May 2, 2016 45

To talk about LG's latest innovation, we should turn to Apple's brodog-in-Chief, Phil Schiller, to a time when he dropped the quote, "Can't innovate anymore, my ass." Schiller was referencing the company's trashcan-shaped Mac Pro computer, but we are using it...

Chase Mobile App Updated With Fingerprint Support

Tim April 25, 2016 27

The Chase Mobile banking application received an update this week, bringing support for many to use their smartphone's built-in fingerprint reader to log into the app, instead of using a name and password. While this news will be glorious for quite a few,...

Poll: Where Should Fingerprint Readers be Placed? Front, Back, or Side?

Tim April 7, 2016 249

With Android OEMs placing fingerprint readers all over the place on various phones, such as on the back with the Nexus 6P, on the front with the Galaxy S7, and even on the side like we see with the Robin and devices from Sony, it's time we settled this debate...

Poll: Do You Use a Fingerprint to Unlock Your Phone?

Kellen January 21, 2016 77

Yesterday, we asked if you are all using a secure lock screen after reading a report that said 1 in 3 Android users go without one. Our results turned up with slightly better numbers, showing that 77% of you utilize some form of a secure lock screen. That...