Qualcomm’s second-gen 3D Sonic in-display fingerprint scanner improves upon the first-gen model in all the right places. Unlike optical fingerprint scanners, which come with a tiny camera built-in, ...

Qualcomm has pulled the covers off a new ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint scanner that is an improvement over its predecessor that was introduced in the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 families.

The fingerprint reader in the Samsung Galaxy S10 has caused a few issues already, such as incompatibility with some types of screen protectors. The in-display scanner uses ultrasound to read the ...

Qualcomm took a different approach from the rest of the smartphone industry last year when it announced its 3D Sonic in-display fingerprint sensor. Instead of relying on an optical image of your ...

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The folks over at MySmartPrice first spotted the patent, which has a few interesting details that you may have never heard of before. Firstly, the patent suggests that the entire display of the ...

Biometrics have often been used as a form of access control. While this was initially limited to bank vaults in Hollywood movies, it’s now common to see such features on many laptops and smartphones.

The ultrasonic fingerprint scanner feature in the Samsung Galaxy S10 can be duped into unlocking the device with the help of a 3D printed fingerprint stolen from its owner as shown by Reddit user ...

An anonymous researcher says they successfully created a 3D-printed fingerprint that unlocks their Galaxy S10 'in some cases just as well as my actual finger.' I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer ...

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The Samsung Galaxy S10’s in-display fingerprint sensor supposedly offers additional security compared to other scanners in the market, but it still fell victim to a 3D-printed fingerprint. The ...