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> Also whoever decided to put the fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone should be prevented from designing phones ever again. Why? My phone has a finger
by HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
> Also whoever decided to put the fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone should be prevented from designing phones ever again.
Why? My phone has a fingerprint reader on the back, and I quite like it- I don't have to move my fingers much to use it, it's also the lock button, which makes it rather easy to "log in" to the phone.
Just tested it- less than one second to log in via finger, and it works almost all the time. (I've had motor oil on my fingers and it's still worked, not that that's a good idea...)
Also people who suggest serious consequences for failure to abide by a personal opinion should, IMO, stop talking.
- pmontra 7y agoThe sensor on the back is out of reach when the phone is on a mount, for example the handlebar of my bicycle. I considered activating face recognition but I'll probably use the old phone as navigation device: it's got the sensor on the side. I'm using offline maps anyway and only when cycling for leisure. I'll keep my main phone in my pocket (in airplane mode, I don't want to be disturbed.)
- fma 7y agoDepending on how it's mounted...I can unlock my S8 reaching over the top of the phone where my finger is basically upside down. I hope it means that Samsung compares the data on the whole sensor, and not that anyone can unlock it :)
- pmontra 7y agoRight but in my case the mount completely covers the sensor. Samsung A40 and Topeak mount. The other phone is a Sony Xperia X Compact. Maybe the Samsung is too thin to have the sensor on the side.