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This year was supposed to be the year we saw display embedded fingerprint scanners. The technology exists, but no OEM was able to make it cheap and reliable enough to actually include it in this year's phones. Instead we ended up with Samsung phones having the scanner in a less than ideal...

Vivo has a working version of an Under Display Fingerprint Scanner. That being said the technology is still not ready for mass production. They have released a small 5 second video via social media showing the scanner in action, but for now this is still in prototype form. Who knows maybe they...

The next new craze in cell phone tech will be the display embedded fingerprint scanner. It seems that Apple may actually be first to the gate with a new trend when this feature comes to the iPhone 8 here in a few months. However it looks like other manufacturers will have the tech by next year...

We finally have some 3d CAD renders of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. This should be the final design for this device. We see in the render that we have a dual camera that is laid out horizontally with the fingerprint scanner in nearly the same position as that of the Galaxy S8. These cameras are...

According to sources Samsung will skip the embedded fingerprint scanner on the Note 8 just as they did with the S8 and S8+. A Samsung Electronics official stated, "We made every effort to install a display-integrated fingerprint sensor on Galaxy Note 8, but we decided not to install it on this...

One thing that is great about the Galaxy S8 is the fact that it gives you so many options to secure your device. There are all the traditional options such as PIN, Password, or gesture. Samsung also has a few biometric options with the fingerprint scanner and the iris scanner. They have even...

A new image was leaked just after the official Galaxy S8 and S8+ announcement showing an S8+ prototype with a dual camera setup. Samsung is known for making several different prototype units before settling on a final design. The particular unit in the photos has a dual lens camera and no...

We had been hearing rumors for months that Samsung would included an optical fingerprint scanner embedded in the display of the Galaxy S8. However in the past few weeks all the leaks that we have seen include the fingerprint scanner on the back of the device. According to new reports Samsung has...

Evan Blass also known as Evleaks of twitter fame has leaked the first "live" photo of the Galaxy S8 via Venture Beats. This photo brings forth some revelations regarding the design of the device. The image above seemingly confirms the death of the home button for the S lineup. We can also see...

One of the coolest features of the Pixel and Pixel XL is the added functionality of the fingerprint reader. The fingerprint reader includes gestures. You can swipe down to reveal your notification panel or swipe up to hide the panel. Now you can have the fingerprint gestures on any Android smart...

We pay a hefty price for convenience these days, but then again this has always been the case. Everyone knows a cold soda from the gas station cost more than a 2Liter from the grocery store. I am personally an Amazon Prime addict. I will often pay up to double the price for something just to...

Samsung S6 Marshmallow Update Issue-Fingerprint wiping the Phone with no Warning after 5th Attempt! We have Google MDM Device Policy on the phones to manage the deivces. Was absolutely fine Since updating to Marshallow v6, we are getting so many phone wipes. I'm sure Samsung needs to release...

We reviewed the Elephone P7000 several months ago and concluded that for the price the phone is actually pretty amazing. It performs well, has a decent design, a good display, and is easily customizable. The older brother the P9000 is a great device too, and is just as easily customizable. The...

Fingerprint Scanner compatibility can finally be built into 3rd party roms for the Galaxy S5 like CyanogenMod 13 thanks to the development work of developer "ljzyal". Right now this is only a work in progress. The fingerprint scanner capability is already built into the Mokee rom, and will be...

The risk for the bug found is not high at all. In fact most of you would never find yourself in the demonstrated scenario. The idea is that if you hand your phone over to a colleague or friend while it is unlocked and take your attention away they can add their own fingerprint with out having to...

1Password is one of the easiest ways to stay secure on the web. We are all members of dozens of sites on the web. Each site needs its own password. We are told that each site should have a different password. This is pretty good advice. If all your accounts have the same password a hacker who...

The Google Play update will now include support for fingerprint authorization! This is great news for Kanye West who recently blasted any app maker that included in app purchases after North ran up a huge app bill! For now fingerprint authorization is only supported on Android 6.0 which is a...

Hello! I haven't used the fingerprint to unlock since I first got my Note 4. Never set it up again after I installed Lollipop and did a factory reset. I just got the update to Wallet that changes it to Android Pay and I decided I'd give the fingerprint lockscreen a go again. I set it up just...

One of my least favorite apps on my Verizon devices has to be that annoying Verizon SMS app. It has to be the bloatiest sms app of all time. After I receive my first text message I remember the app is set as the default text message app, and find myself grabbing an alternative app. Most Samsung...

The fingerprint scanner on my Galaxy S6 Edge and Note 5 has become a feature that I can't live without. I always liked the idea of being able to secure my device, but never did set up a Pin on my lockscreen. The reason I never set up a pin was because it annoyed me to have to enter the pin to...