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I do the same with the sensor being on the lock button, why does it have to specifically be the back?

rustyminnow 1y ago
Who said it has to be on the back? Bro said that's what he prefers over Face ID, maybe just has never had one on the lock button.
- stavros 1y ago
  If it doesn't have to be on the back, he can just buy a phone with a fingerprint reader on the side today.
  - rustyminnow 1y ago
    I see what you mean now. Having owned both kinds (and under-screen), I think they still have a point though - on the back was (slightly) better and I wish they'd come back.
    - zevon 1y ago
      I would personally rank a traditional iPhone home button sensor and the backside sensors on certain Android devices as equally great for unlocking while sliding the phone out of a pocket and general convenience. Side button sensors work OK, too but I have much more misses on my supposedly more "modern" side button sensor phone than I ever had on old Pixels or any old iPhone with a home button sensor. I assume this is due to the size and general shape of a side button in comparison to an iPhone-style home button or old-Pixel-style back sensor which are bigger, indented and finger-guiding.
- godelski 1y ago
  I have. Better than FaceID and under screen but I still prefer on the back. It had other benefits and just felt nicer than in the lock button
godelski 1y ago
Hold your phone. Where does your index finger sit?
- stavros 1y ago
  Are we talking about holding the phone, or about taking it out of my pocket? Because, for the latter, my fingers are on the sides, including on the power button.
  - SoftTalker 1y ago
    The side buttons on my phone are more of an annoyance I think. I'm constantly pressing them inadvertently, and rarely use them intentionally. The most common thing in my Photos folder are accidental screenshots (yes I do go back and delete them periodically).
    - stavros 1y ago
      Me too, but for the purpose of unlocking, they're great. That's basically the only thing you can't do accidentally with them.
    - Findecanor 1y ago
      People hold it differently then, I suppose. The fingerprint reader on the back of my Pixel 4a never worked reliably for unlocking, and was too sensitive for scrolling. It scrolled so often when I did not want it to, and I could find no setting to turn it off, so I eventually put a piece of aluminium tape over it to block it.
  - godelski 1y ago
    Your index finger is on the side? I have pretty big hands and long fingers, that's not how I hold my phone. I'm a bit weird and do pinky on button, three fingers in back, then thumb has ample room to navigate around the bottom half
    - stavros 1y ago

Who said it has to be on the back? Bro said that's what he prefers over Face ID, maybe just has never had one on the lock button.

stavros 1y ago
If it doesn't have to be on the back, he can just buy a phone with a fingerprint reader on the side today.
- rustyminnow 1y ago
  I see what you mean now. Having owned both kinds (and under-screen), I think they still have a point though - on the back was (slightly) better and I wish they'd come back.
  - zevon 1y ago
    I would personally rank a traditional iPhone home button sensor and the backside sensors on certain Android devices as equally great for unlocking while sliding the phone out of a pocket and general convenience. Side button sensors work OK, too but I have much more misses on my supposedly more "modern" side button sensor phone than I ever had on old Pixels or any old iPhone with a home button sensor. I assume this is due to the size and general shape of a side button in comparison to an iPhone-style home button or old-Pixel-style back sensor which are bigger, indented and finger-guiding.
godelski 1y ago
I have. Better than FaceID and under screen but I still prefer on the back. It had other benefits and just felt nicer than in the lock button

godelski 1y ago

Hold your phone. Where does your index finger sit?

stavros 1y ago
Are we talking about holding the phone, or about taking it out of my pocket? Because, for the latter, my fingers are on the sides, including on the power button.
- SoftTalker 1y ago
  The side buttons on my phone are more of an annoyance I think. I'm constantly pressing them inadvertently, and rarely use them intentionally. The most common thing in my Photos folder are accidental screenshots (yes I do go back and delete them periodically).
  - stavros 1y ago
    Me too, but for the purpose of unlocking, they're great. That's basically the only thing you can't do accidentally with them.
  - Findecanor 1y ago
    People hold it differently then, I suppose. The fingerprint reader on the back of my Pixel 4a never worked reliably for unlocking, and was too sensitive for scrolling. It scrolled so often when I did not want it to, and I could find no setting to turn it off, so I eventually put a piece of aluminium tape over it to block it.
- godelski 1y ago
  Your index finger is on the side? I have pretty big hands and long fingers, that's not how I hold my phone. I'm a bit weird and do pinky on button, three fingers in back, then thumb has ample room to navigate around the bottom half
  - stavros 1y ago