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JUST PUT IT ON THE BACK...
I hate that my screen blinds me and people nearby when I use biometrics. I understand the security problems with bio too, I guess I ought to just delete the option.
*on the power button.
My s10e had this, and it's the best IMO.
You can also swipe it to pull down the notification shade.
Ultrasonic fingerprint sensors aren't optical like the older under-screen ones. They don't need to go bright to get a reading.
This will not blind you.
Ahh. My 8 really ticks me off.
The pixel 9 doesn't do the blinding thing anymore, and it works pretty well. This is apparently an even better version of that.
Don't disagree that on the back should be a thing too, the sensor on the back of the pixel 5 (IIRC?) was perfectly quick and had a few useful gestures you could use it for. I doubt it would increase the BOM much to just have both considering we're talking at phones that cost a grand
Yea my 5a has the correct placement - I upgraded out of wanting a better phone camera. Got the 8 pro and not that much is different anyways.
Like others have already said the 9 doesn't use light/optics but it still sucks compared to the one on the back. I use, but generally dislike the P9 finger print reader. I've gone so far as not using a screen protector to help that stupid thing. Still has way too many error reads