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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 6 months ago (5 children)

The Pixel fingerprint scanner is so bad, you could end up locking it entirely by accident.

Behind-the-screen fingerprint scanners are an abomination.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

My 5a sensor is fantastic (it is on the back). I'll be sad when it's time for this phone to go.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

Behind-the-screen fingerprint scanners are an abomination.

Always reminds me of 1984's telescreens. We're almost there.

[–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not my experience. They are usually instant, but you need a flagship device, of course. Otherwise it's comparing apples and oranges.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

The $1000 price tag on the Pixel tells me it's a flagship device and yet the scanner is still trash.

But optical scanners just suck in general. I wish they'd bring back the rear sensor, it was so convenient both for unlocking and for having a shortcut to pulling down the notification shade.

[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

Mine works without issues since I removed the white circle and the unlocking animations.

[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

First gen in-screen scanners were absolute trash. Borderline unusable. But the tech has improved quite a lot since the first ones. The one in my galaxy tab s9's screen is fast and accurate.