Fingerprint readers on phones have made devices safer and faster to unlock, at least when they work on the first try. if you have difficulty unlocking your phone quickly, there are things you can do to boost your device's fingerprint reader.
Biometric identification on phones has become a long in recent years, with Apple and Google building APIs to bring fingerprint scanning to the masses on their respective platforms. Although the early versions were good enough to use, later versions have improved even more, but they are not perfect yet.
There are certain situations where fingerprint readers are simply not that accurate, but there are some things you can do to fix it. With the correct settings, can achieve an accuracy of 100 percent on the first try with your phone's fingerprint reader.
You will need to go into your phone's fingerprint settings for all of these. This is where you will find them:
- iOS: Settings> Touch ID and passcode> Fingerprints
- Android: Settings> Security> Device Security / telephone
Depending on the model of your android mobile, you may need to do a bit of searching to find the exact name of the fingerprint settings. On Pixel phones, it's called Pixel Imprint. On Samsung Galaxy devices, it is only labeled as “Fingerprint scanner”.
Register the same finger more than once to boost accuracy
This is one of those tips that is so simple, but not entirely obvious. If you generally unlock your phone with the same finger and find that it doesn't work on the first try sometimes, just register that finger a second time. Both Android and iOS allow you to register multiple fingerprints, and there is no rule that says they cannot be for the same finger.
Although the system sees it as a fingerprint “new”, it will simply improve the accuracy of that finger. You most likely don't have to add it more than once, and the accuracy will improve dramatically.
Register both hands to unlock in any circumstance
May seem obvious, but you must register the fingers of both hands. In this way, if the hand with which you generally unlock your phone is tied, you can still easily unlock your phone with the other. In the same way, it is probably a good idea to register multiple fingers on each hand.
At the same time, go ahead and register all the extra fingers a couple of times in addition. You already know, for precision.
Add a fingerprint from the shower
One of the main situations in everyday life where you may need to unlock your phone and find that the fingerprint reader is not working is when your hands are wet., especially if they are starting to wrinkle.
To fix this problem, add your fingerprint fresh out of the shower. This “new” fingerprint will allow easy unlocking without taking into account the situation of your hand: outside the pool, out of the shower, caught in the rain or just sweating a lot, it won't be an obstacle after that.
Additional tip: name your fingerprints
This will not make the fingerprint reader more accurate, but it's a good thing to do. Both iOS and Android allow you to give specific names to your fingerprints, which is better than fingerprint 1, 2, etc.
When he names them, can easily know what is what. That way, if at any time you forget whether you have registered a particular finger, you will be able to find out pretty quickly. And if you have the fingerprints of multiple people registered, it is much easier to differentiate them.
Register your toes for a quick unlocking with your feet
It's a prank. I don't even know if that would work. [Editor’s Note: Yes, yes it does. I can now unlock my iPhone with my big toe—in case I’m ever tied to a chair barefoot, I guess.]
