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In-display fingerprint sensors have become commonplace in virtually all Android smartphones, for better or for worse, and five years later...

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[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 82 points 3 days ago

Put em on the baaaaaaaack!!

The under screen ones suck in comparison so much ugh

[-] tigerjerusalem@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Motorola had it right, the sensor was right where my index fingers rested on the back. Unfortunately this isn't "premium" nor "hi-tech" enough to sell phones.

[-] czech@lemm.ee 40 points 3 days ago

Seriously. I'm tired of blinding myself at night when trying to sleepily check my phone. The sensor on the back of my old pixel could also be used to pull down the notification shade which I can't easily reach with one hand, now, since the screen is so large.

[-] Osiris@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Ultrasonic under screen readers dont need to light up that spot to work

[-] czech@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Ohhh I just assumed it was what my pixel 8 was using.

[-] Osiris@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Nope! The 9 is the first pixel that uses Ultrasonic. Its a massive upgrade from the optical scanner in the 7. Legitimately never misses

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

fwiw the optical one in the Pixel 8 I use is pretty good and works better than the ultrasonic of my old Samsung, which was a disaster.

[-] monty33@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

I forgot about the gesture to pull down the notification bar. The was far superior. I could reach in to my pocket and have the phone unlocked before I even see the screen

[-] JWBananas@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

There is a one-handed mode gesture that you can enable. It allows you to swipe straight down on the gesture bar to pull the entire top of the screen down.

[-] czech@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

I use that but it only works from the home screen. If I use the gesture from an app it just interact with the app.

[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

That's odd, I can use that gesture from any app. Wonder if it's phone-specific.

[-] czech@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

I'm using a pixel 8 with graphene. If I try to use that gesture while browsing lemmy with the Sync app, for example, it just scrolls the feed back towards the top.

I only explain bc I'm hoping I'm using it incorrectly.

[-] JWBananas@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I am using a stock Pixel 6a. From the home screen, I can swipe down anywhere to pull down the notification shade.

The one-handed mode gesture (and function) is different though. Settings โ†’ System โ†’ Gestures โ†’ One-handed mode:

Usage:

[-] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 3 days ago

On the back sucks, with your phone laying on a surface you can't access the reader... Sony had it right, put it on the side, on the power button

[-] pycorax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

That's the placement of the sensor on Samsung's Folds and it's great.

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

I had a phone with one on the back and currently have one with it on the screen. Personally I had absolutely no issues with its functionality in the screen and do prefer it over the back. I like that I can unlock my phone without having to pick it up off the desk or while its still in the mount on my vehicle dash.

Seems to work perfectly fine to me but maybe it's a quality issues with the brand of phones. Mine is a OnePlus and it's almost 4 years old now, still works fine and never had any issues.

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