• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    7 hours ago

    Tell that to any phone with the fingerprint reader behind the screen.

    Apparently thumbs can now only be scanned by harnessing the power of the fucking sun.

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      6 hours ago

      Another reason why my previous phone was better than my current one: backside fingerprint scanner. Infinitely superior to a screenside fingerprint scanner, as I was able to unlock my phone in the same motion as picking it up or removing it from my pocket. With a screenside fingerprint scanner, it is no longer more convenient than just inputting the lock code.

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        4 hours ago

        My new pet hate is that I’ll unlock it with a finger print, go to do a contactless card payment, and then it demands the fingerprint again, because it turns out the original unlock was the face detection, which is a lot faster than fingerprints but not secure enough for a small payment.

        I’d turn that off, but then it just takes ages every time I unlock my phone rather than the once or twice a day I need to buy something.