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Google's Pixel smartphones seem to have had an uncomfortable relationship with in-screen fingerprint scanners for a while now. Late last year, soon after the release of the Google Pixel 6 and the ...

Feature or bug, everyone who has bought the phone or is considering buying it will be locked into that experience. So exactly just how bad can you expect it to be? We’ve rounded up all of our team ...

The upcoming Pixel 9 phones are expected to ditch the old optical fingerprint scanner for an ultrasonic one that works in more situations. The upcoming Pixel 9 phones are expected to ditch the old ...

Has Apple managed the fine line between security and convenience? Some security experts aren't so sure. John Caspar, Hamburg commissioner for data protection and freedom of information, told German ...

If you’re prone to messing with system animations on your smartphone, you may want to avoid doing that on the Pixel 6. Altering Pixel 6 animations can cause fingerprint scanner issues, but that’s not ...

Those of you who own the Google Pixel 6 or 6 Pro will be glad to know that Android 13 will massively improve the fingerprint scanner performance. Well, at least if the latest Android 13 beta is ...

With some Pixel 6 owners still facing issues, it seems that the Pixel 6a will use a different in-display fingerprint scanner for biometric security. The removal of the capacitive fingerprint scanner ...