Google is adding a big improvement to fingerprint scanning on Pixel phones with the upcoming Android 16 update. The new Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock will let users unlock their devices using the ...

Older Pixel versions will get this Fingerprint Unlock feature with the Android 16 update. Credit: Yuki Iwamura / Bloomberg / Getty Images All Google Pixels can use the Fingerprint Unlock feature even ...

Until now, you’ve only been able to use the scanner when the display is on, either by waking it or by using the phones’ always-on display feature. Now, Android Authority reports that after testing a ...

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If there’s one thing Google has been consistent with every Pixel phone, it would be issues with the fingerprint scanner. The company’s latest Pixel March update is causing fingerprint headaches for ...

When the Pixel 8 was first announced, it was the most excited I’d been about a Google phone in quite some time. After a brief defection to the dark side (i.e., the iPhone 13), I was more than ready to ...

Apple has been offering 3D facial recognition technology—dubbed Face ID—on iPhones for several years. Meanwhile, most Android smartphones, including those from major brands like Samsung, still lack ...

Why Google has decided to make people unlock their Pixel phones this way is a mystery. They are going to first launch this cool new feature with the Android 16 beta update. This final update is ...