Google's upcoming Android 16 update will allow Pixel users to enable screen unlocking through the fingerprint scanner even when their screen is off. When enabled, the Screen-off F ...

This isn’t the first time a Google update has messed with the Pixel’s fingerprint sensor. Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2 caused similar issues for some users. Both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 also had ...

Google has used an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor since the Pixel 6 series, but it always required users to wake the screen before unlocking. That’s finally changing with Android 16 which has an ...

All Google Pixels can use the Fingerprint Unlock feature even when the screen is off, thanks to the imminent Android 16 ...

Once enabled, users can simply tap the fingerprint sensor even when the screen is ... feature has been successfully tested on the Google Pixel 6a. However, it remains unclear whether the feature ...