From Disney World to the smartphone in your pocket, fingerprint scanners have become commonplace these days. Even budget phones sport the tech, sometimes alongside other biometric unlocking options ...

It seems like under-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanners will be available on a lot more Android phones moving forward. Why? Well, Goodix unveiled its ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, and that’s a ...

Fingerprint unlocking, with all its flaws and sensitivities, is an increasingly popular way to unlock your smartphone. That method is headed to your front door, too. Smart locks are beginning to ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

In-display fingerprint scanners on smartphones have been around for a few years now. Ultrasonic and optical scanners are two technologies with both serving the same purpose of biometric authentication ...

Apple has patented an optical fingerprint sensor that could be used for an in-display scanner in a future iPhone, but we don't have to wait to see that tech in action. The freshly-granted patent comes ...

The Pixel 4 series was the first and — at present — the only Made by Google smartphone to come with dedicated tech to enable secure 3D face scanning for biometric security. A recent leak indicates ...

In the current mobile devices, you basically have two in-display fingerprint scanners. The first is the optical fingerprint sensor, generally found in mid-range and affordable flagship devices. And ...

If you’ve kept up to date with upcoming smartphone launches, you would notice how many of the high end devices were recently confirmed to launch with ultrasonic fingerprint scanners. But what makes it ...

Toronto, ON (November 7, 2007) – Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider of identity and access management solutions, today announced the V-Station (Optical), a fingerprint reader for physical access ...

Sam Mobile reports that the Samsung Galaxy S8 will feature an optical fingerprint scanner housed under the seamless glass of its front display. The site claims that optical recognition is both faster ...

Xiaomi is planning to introduce its first smartphone with an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. The device in question is the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, the company’s upcoming flagship handset. Do note ...