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Literally the first smart phone I owned had that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G It was sort of
by Cantremeber 11y ago
Literally the first smart phone I owned had that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G
It was sort of gimmicky (as were a lot of the features of the Atrix) but it existed on Android first.
Of course it never worked once I switched to cyanogen mod and I never used it even when it did work.
- s73v3r 11y agoThe Atrix had a fingerprint sensor, but it didn't really do anything other than unlock the phone. The sensor on iOS allowed for far deeper integration into the system. That was innovative.
- themartorana 11y agoIt seems obvious to me. Perhaps it's hindsight, but Apple's full-stack control of hardware and software make it obvious. It's non-obvious on Android/pre-Android because software developers won't care much about an API for a fraction of an OS's market. Which is why I'd venture to guess most Android apps still don't take advantage of fingerprint sensors.