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401 points Bluestein | 1 comments | 23 Jun 25 15:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
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godelski ◴[23 Jun 25 16:51 UTC] No.44357661[source]▶
They mention the Pixel and I just got to say, I wish someone would bring back the fingerprint reader on the back of the phone. That was seriously the best solution. Fastest way to unlock your phone, because no matter how slow the fingerprint reader is you activate it while pulling it out of your pocket. I honestly don't get why people like Face ID more (what I currently use). Someone, please bring this back
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al_borland ◴[23 Jun 25 23:50 UTC] No.44361409[source]▶
I was a FaceID skeptic and it quickly won me over, not because of the unlocking experience, but for the authentication during use. What used to be a prompt, followed by an active fingerprint scan, turned into something completely seamless and automatic.
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1. beeflet ◴[24 Jun 25 00:32 UTC] No.44361680[source]▶
That's what makes it insecure. You're always looking at the device.

Besides, fingerprint is even faster. You can unlock the device right as you grab it out of your pocket. You don't even have to look at it.