In-display fingerprint sensors have become commonplace in virtually all Android smartphones, for better or for worse, and five years later...

In-display fingerprint sensors have become commonplace in virtually all Android smartphones, for better or for worse, and five years later…

  • czech@lemm.eeEnglish
    40·
    11 days ago

    Seriously. I’m tired of blinding myself at night when trying to sleepily check my phone. The sensor on the back of my old pixel could also be used to pull down the notification shade which I can’t easily reach with one hand, now, since the screen is so large.

        • Osiris@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          11 days ago

          Nope! The 9 is the first pixel that uses Ultrasonic. Its a massive upgrade from the optical scanner in the 7. Legitimately never misses

          • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            11 days ago

            fwiw the optical one in the Pixel 8 I use is pretty good and works better than the ultrasonic of my old Samsung, which was a disaster.

    • monty33@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      11 days ago

      I forgot about the gesture to pull down the notification bar. The was far superior. I could reach in to my pocket and have the phone unlocked before I even see the screen

    • JWBananas@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 days ago

      There is a one-handed mode gesture that you can enable. It allows you to swipe straight down on the gesture bar to pull the entire top of the screen down.

      • czech@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        11 days ago

        I use that but it only works from the home screen. If I use the gesture from an app it just interact with the app.

          • czech@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            11 days ago

            I’m using a pixel 8 with graphene. If I try to use that gesture while browsing lemmy with the Sync app, for example, it just scrolls the feed back towards the top.

            I only explain bc I’m hoping I’m using it incorrectly.

            • JWBananas@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              10 days ago

              I am using a stock Pixel 6a. From the home screen, I can swipe down anywhere to pull down the notification shade.

              The one-handed mode gesture (and function) is different though. Settings → System → Gestures → One-handed mode:

              Usage:

    • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
      42·
      11 days ago

      On the back sucks, with your phone laying on a surface you can’t access the reader… Sony had it right, put it on the side, on the power button