Question Fingerprint reader vs 3a - Google Pixel 6a

If I get a 6a I'll be coming from a 3a, which has performed flawlessly for me for 3 years now. I was looking at a 6a at Best Buy earlier and am thinking that this might be my last chance to get a new, up-to-date phone that is essentially the same size as my 3a, which is as big a phone as I'd like to have.
One big change will be the fingerprint reader. I'm used to being able to touch the sensor on the back of the 3a and have the phone instantly unlock regardless of whether the screen has woken up. But I read somewhere in here that you have to press the power button before you can use the print reader. Is this correct? I guess it makes sense but seems like it could be less convenient.
What's the story on this?

rochrunner said:
If I get a 6a I'll be coming from a 3a, which has performed flawlessly for me for 3 years now. I was looking at a 6a at Best Buy earlier and am thinking that this might be my last chance to get a new, up-to-date phone that is essentially the same size as my 3a, which is as big a phone as I'd like to have.
One big change will be the fingerprint reader. I'm used to being able to touch the sensor on the back of the 3a and have the phone instantly unlock regardless of whether the screen has woken up. But I read somewhere in here that you have to press the power button before you can use the print reader. Is this correct? I guess it makes sense but seems like it could be less convenient.
What's the story on this?
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You can also tap the screen to wake it, and then touch the screen again to scan your finger. But yeah, the screen has to be on to scan the fingerprint.
So I think you have couple options to wake the screen:
1. pressing power key
2. enabling lift to wake on the phone
3. Tapping on the screen

rochrunner said:
If I get a 6a I'll be coming from a 3a, which has performed flawlessly for me for 3 years now. I was looking at a 6a at Best Buy earlier and am thinking that this might be my last chance to get a new, up-to-date phone that is essentially the same size as my 3a, which is as big a phone as I'd like to have.
One big change will be the fingerprint reader. I'm used to being able to touch the sensor on the back of the 3a and have the phone instantly unlock regardless of whether the screen has woken up. But I read somewhere in here that you have to press the power button before you can use the print reader. Is this correct? I guess it makes sense but seems like it could be less convenient.
What's the story on this?
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Im also coming from the 3a (XL) and I do definitely prefer the rear reader. You can enable lift and/or tap to wake to remove the need for the power button. Plus I have smart lock on so it mitigates the need for it even more.
The on screen FB reader is definitely nice when its on a desk though as you dont need to pick it up to unlock it.

dudaka said:
You can also tap the screen to wake it, and then touch the screen again to scan your finger. But yeah, the screen has to be on to scan the fingerprint.
So I think you have couple options to wake the screen:
1. pressing power key
2. enabling lift to wake on the phone
3. Tapping on the screen
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Thanks. Sounds like something I'll complain about for a while but then get used to. However, since I'm not in a hurry, I'll wait to see what the P7 looks like and also see what happens to prices around the holidays.

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Sticky Power Button

Just got my white 32gb and out of the box it has a very sticky power button. Sticks all the way down almost every time I push it so the power menu comes up. Anybody else have something like this happen?
daledenton said:
Just got my white 32gb and out of the box it has a very sticky power button. Sticks all the way down almost every time I push it so the power menu comes up. Anybody else have something like this happen?
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I'm having this happen actually. Did you find a way to pop the back off and fix it, or did you send it back?
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016 If you follow part of this guide then you can see how to carefully remove the back cover and then inspect why the power button is sticking.
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CodemasterRob said:
I'm having this happen actually. Did you find a way to pop the back off and fix it, or did you send it back?
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Actually after about a week of usage, it worked itself out and was fine. Haven't had a problem since, so I'd say just give it time and see if the problem resolves itself like mine.
Not sure if you've made the choice to unlock/root yet, but if you have, I'd highly suggest installing a kernel w/ sweep or tap to wake features. Additionally, it's (in my opinion, of course) a good habit to utilize a widget or toggle that will turn your screen off w/ a tap as well.
Obviously, if you determine you've got a manufacturer defect w/ the power button, by all means replace it. But the less dependent you are on the hard buttons, the less wear & tear on them. More often than not, these buttons are the first to go the longer you have your phone.
daledenton said:
Actually after about a week of usage, it worked itself out and was fine. Haven't had a problem since, so I'd say just give it time and see if the problem resolves itself like mine.
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Mine seems to have sorted itself out too. The button doesn't seem to have that satisfying click my Nexus 4 did.
Glad your power button got sorted out. Being a new phone, I would probably send it back, rather than crack it open, but that's me.
On another note... Personally, I haven't touched my power button in a long time. I use "Gravity Screen," which shuts my phone off when I put my N5 in my pocket and turns it on when I pull it out, It also senses the micro-movements of my hands when I'm using it, and prevents the screen from timing out, If I set it down on a table, and it shuts off (due to timeout), I only have to wave my hand over it to turn it back on.
This app literally changed the way I use my phone, which is why I sprung for the $2 (ish) pro version, rather than the free one I linked. I highly recommend checking it out.
I RMA'd my 32GB White because of this as well as a vibration issue.
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After 3 RMAs (= 4 different N5s) I stuck with the last phone and fixed the (loose) power button myself because I was fed up with the quality.
It is really no problem opening a phone, especially if you have done it with a PC before.
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Fingerprint instant unlock without a HW button press first

I am wondering if anybody else has been annoyed by this:
On Samsung Galaxy S7 edge one had to first press a HW btton (home or power) and only then able to unlock using the fingerprint scanner.
On the S8 this is not so. Touching even for a moment the fingerprint scanner instantly unlocks the device!
I noticed that when the phone is in my pocket I would touch the fingerprint scanner inadvertently causing the phone to unlock.
If we look at the iris scanner:
One has to first press a HW button and then utilize this unlock option. But for fingerprint unlock, no...
I think this fingerprint scanner unlock procedure is solved immaturely by Samsung and would like to see if more agree.
Or am i missing an option somewhere? Comments/advises are welcome.
I prefer it that way, although I find it's in such a bad location that it isn't useable.
Hell no, the entire point is that it unlocks instantly. people dont want to be pressing other buttons first, taking extra time and effort dozens of times a day to unlock it. i cant see many people unlocking the thing by mistake by having their hand in their pocket!! It's hard enough to hit the sensor properly even when TRYING to! The fact it unlocks instantly is fantastic, i was impressed by how fast it is (when I manage to hit the scanner properly).
ewokuk said:
Hell no, the entire point is that it unlocks instantly. people dont want to be pressing other buttons first, taking extra time and effort dozens of times a day to unlock it. i cant see many people unlocking the thing by mistake by having their hand in their pocket!! It's hard enough to hit the sensor properly even when TRYING to! The fact it unlocks instantly is fantastic, i was impressed by how fast it is (when I manage to hit the scanner properly).
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That's the thing. It's fast, really instant.. That's why a momentous touch in the pocket is quite possible to unlock the phone.
I understand why you like it. And agree is useful.
And may be if there was an option to choose instant unlock OR unlock following a screen on first (by a HW button) would have been nice.
Yeah they could add an option for that but i doubt enough people would want it for them to do it
I prefer it like this and the placement isn't bad at all either.
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I was only able to unlock with fingerprint about 50% of the time.
I found out that after using a double tap gesture in Nova launcher to lock the screen, it required my pin to unlock. I disabled that gesture and now the fingerprint unlock works almost as well as it did on my Nexus 6P.
Craziest thing I have heard
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tiho5 said:
I am wondering if anybody else has been annoyed by this:
On Samsung Galaxy S7 edge one had to first press a HW btton (home or power) and only then able to unlock using the fingerprint scanner.
On the S8 this is not so. Touching even for a moment the fingerprint scanner instantly unlocks the device!
I noticed that when the phone is in my pocket I would touch the fingerprint scanner inadvertently causing the phone to unlock.
If we look at the iris scanner:
One has to first press a HW button and then utilize this unlock option. But for fingerprint unlock, no...
I think this fingerprint scanner unlock procedure is solved immaturely by Samsung and would like to see if more agree.
Or am i missing an option somewhere? Comments/advises are welcome.
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All phones with fingerprint sensors on the back will instantly unlock when you put your finger on the sensor. That is the whole point, to quickly and securely be able to log into your phone. For example the Nexus 5x/6p and Pixel phones all work this way. The Galaxy S6/S7 2-step method of pressing the home button and then waiting for the fingerprint to read was a somewhat wonky way of doing things that Samsung is moving on from.
I'm not sure what you mean by "I noticed that when the phone is in my pocket I would touch the fingerprint scanner inadvertently causing the phone to unlock." The phone will not unlock in your pocket with just any incidental touch on the fingerprint sensor. It has to be a registered fingerprint and your finger has to be placed squarely on the sensor. So unless every time you reach down into your pocket you are pressing your finger perfectly centered on the sensor, I find it hard to believe your phone is unlocking due to the fingerprint reader. There is an option called "Keep screen turned off" in Display settings. With this setting enabled, if the phone's proximity sensor recognizes it's in a bag or pocket, the screen will turn itself off after 5 seconds if the power or home button is accidentally pressed, so perhaps you should enable that.
tiho5 said:
I am wondering if anybody else has been annoyed by this:
On Samsung Galaxy S7 edge one had to first press a HW btton (home or power) and only then able to unlock using the fingerprint scanner.
On the S8 this is not so. Touching even for a moment the fingerprint scanner instantly unlocks the device!
I noticed that when the phone is in my pocket I would touch the fingerprint scanner inadvertently causing the phone to unlock.
If we look at the iris scanner:
One has to first press a HW button and then utilize this unlock option. But for fingerprint unlock, no...
I think this fingerprint scanner unlock procedure is solved immaturely by Samsung and would like to see if more agree.
Or am i missing an option somewhere? Comments/advises are welcome.
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I love this "feature" but yes you're right, it happened to me gazillion time to accidentally unlock the phone in my pocket. My "fix" to this issue is to have the back of the phone facing against my hand - problem solved, I can't touch the sensor that way.
Enjoy your new phone!
The fingerprint scanner works the way it's supposed to. Go buy another phone that has a real scanner & correctly placed (Like the nexus 6p) and test that, then come back.
OP is used to the crap samsung has pulled for many years, front bottom ugly enormous button acting as a scanner. Just look what they've done with the S8/+, Without the button, it's insanely beautiful. I've only owned a samsung within my work, i'd personally NEVER buy one. But the S8+ changed my mind. The position of the scanner isnt even a big problem. Although i'd like to see it in the middle like the 6p and all other correctly placed scanners. But i've got no problems reaching it.
I find the sensor on the S8+ to work very well. I had given up using the one on my Note7, since it failed to identify my fingerprint half the time. But on the S8+ it's much more accurate. And I like that it turns on and unlocks the phone with just a touch (like the Nexus 6P I had before).
I'm even getting used to the placement. Particularly with a case on the phone, the cutout of which helps identify the location by feel, it doesn't seem like a problem anymore.
Works great for me.
Phone is lock in pocket. Pull it out and put finger on sensor and it unlock to home screen..
Works as it should.
Iris scanner works like this if you pick the phone up from wireless charging.
It's really starting to grow on me, especially when Samsung Pay. I don't know how many times I pressed too hard on the Home /fingerprint sensor and ended up closing SP and starting over.
sixcoronas said:
I was only able to unlock with fingerprint about 50% of the time.
I found out that after using a double tap gesture in Nova launcher to lock the screen, it required my pin to unlock. I disabled that gesture and now the fingerprint unlock works almost as well as it did on my Nexus 6P.
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I had a S7 Edge Duos for a day and tried Nova for a short time. I set the double tap gesture and Nova told me about a workaround.
If I wanted it to unlock right away it would ask for a PIN everytime but if I let Nova set a black screen for 5 seconds and then lock itself it would unlock with the finger scanner.
Ontopic:
I totally love that the phone is unlocking this way now. I freaking hated that I had to press a button before the fingertip scanner would unlock the phone and it only lasted 24 hours with me.
Exactly the way I like it. Got used to it on my LG V20.
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I hate it too!
I just bought a S9+ and I really hate this feature. I am CONSTANTLY accidentally unlocking my phone. The fingerprint scanner is fantastic in that I barely touch it and it unlocks. Perhaps I just need to delete all of my fingerprints except a pinkie or something weird, so maybe try that. At this point, I just had to turn off my fingerprints together because it was getting sooooo annoying, but I'll probably do the pinkie thing eventually because I loathe having to do a PIN.
antawnm26 said:
Craziest thing I have heard
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ewokuk said:
Hell no, the entire point is that it unlocks instantly. people dont want to be pressing other buttons first, taking extra time and effort dozens of times a day to unlock it. i cant see many people unlocking the thing by mistake by having their hand in their pocket!! It's hard enough to hit the sensor properly even when TRYING to! The fact it unlocks instantly is fantastic, i was impressed by how fast it is (when I manage to hit the scanner properly).
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I got massive fingers and constantly encounter this issue. Not everyone has fingers the size of rice puffs that accidental unlocks aren't an issue.

How can I unlock my s8+ when lying on the desk

Hello,
I just got my new S8+ and am highly irritated. Most of time my S7edge lies next to me on my desk, AoD not being active. If I want to check something, I simply press the hardware home button on my S7e and it unlocks via fingerprint. Same when I have the phone in my car holder.
Now I don't know how can I wake up and unlock my S8+ while it lies flat on my desk or is in my car holder. Do I need to use oldschool passcode?
Thanks
Felix
DesireHDScreenorgasm said:
Hello,
I just got my new S8+ and am highly irritated. Most of time my S7edge lies next to me on my desk, AoD not being active. If I want to check something, I simply press the hardware home button on my S7e and it unlocks via fingerprint. Same when I have the phone in my car holder.
Now I don't know how can I wake up and unlock my S8+ while it lies flat on my desk or is in my car holder. Do I need to use oldschool passcode?
Thanks
Felix
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You talk like a small kid man. Didn't you see the finger print scanner is at the back instead of front. So you could either get use to it or return your phone.
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You can press the power button and use the iris or face unlock as well as the passcode/pattern. Obviously, the iris and face unlocks would require you to align your face with the iris/face scanner. I hope that's not too much irritation for you.
paras said:
You talk like a small kid man. Didn't you see the finger print scanner is at the back instead of front. So you could either get use to it or return your phone.
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Thank you for your kind words. Yes I knew the fingerprint sensor is on the back, but I didn't think it through that I can't unlock the phone in a convenient way when it is lying next to me on the desk.
Guess I got so used to unlock via home button on my S7edge, that I didn't think about an alternative to it.
If I don't want to enter a passcode, I literally have to pick up the phone every time I want to unlock it, either by FP sensor on the back or by using the iris scanner, right?
DesireHDScreenorgasm said:
Thank you for your kind words. Yes I knew the fingerprint sensor is on the back, but I didn't think it through that I can't unlock the phone in a convenient way when it is lying next to me on the desk.
Guess I got so used to unlock via home button on my S7edge, that I didn't think about an alternative to it.
If I don't want to enter a passcode, I literally have to pick up the phone every time I want to unlock it, either by FP sensor on the back or by using the iris scanner, right?
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sorry for that. To I guess if you want convenience then facial recognition would be best. Otherwise I think maybe Google lock where you can make home require no security.
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DesireHDScreenorgasm said:
Hello,
I just got my new S8+ and am highly irritated. Most of time my S7edge lies next to me on my desk, AoD not being active. If I want to check something, I simply press the hardware home button on my S7e and it unlocks via fingerprint. Same when I have the phone in my car holder.
Now I don't know how can I wake up and unlock my S8+ while it lies flat on my desk or is in my car holder. Do I need to use oldschool passcode?
Thanks
Felix
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Same problem here, i had to resort to using a pin to unlock it, the iris scanner would work but only if the phone is at exactly the right angle (which it wont be on a desk). Less of a problem for me as I came from an S5 where I never had the luxury of just pressing the home button to unlock with a fingerprint anyway so i always had to use a code, but it still irritates me.
This is what comes of rushing out a phone that isn't quite ready and having to stick the fingerpring scanner on the back, in the wrong place, at the last minute, instead of taking a few weeks extra to get it under the screen (there was no real pressure to release it right now, it's not like they were trying to beat an imminent iphone release or a christmas rush).
Red screens aside, my only real irritation with it is that fingerprint scanner, and the dirt that collects along the top edge of the glass where it meets the frame.
Go into settings and set home button to unlock with force touch or whatever Samsung is calling it. This will wake display, then use pin, pattern, iris, or face unlock to open your phone. I'd suggest either pattern or pin if you don't want to pick the phone up at all. Not as fast as fingerprint scanner on front but will get you into your phone without lifting it from desk,counters,etc. Also keeps you from having to press a hardware button to wake display. Hope this helps.
Yes, the unlock options are irritating
I have 'Smart Lock' enabled and use 'Location'. I set my office as a 'Secure Location' which keeps the phone unlocked until I move it elsewhere. Big fan of this feature.
I just tried the iris scanner, which worked the few times it tested it. But it seems like after waking up the screen I still need to swipe the little lock-symbol before I get to the Iris/passcode section.
This is now not only 1, but 2 steps more to unlocking. Even 3 steps if you count that I need to pickup the phone.
So from pressing simply on my S7edge home button in order to see my unlocked Home Screen, on my S8+ I now need to:
1. Wake the screen up by pressing power button or hold the home button for a second
2. Swipe the screen to get to the unlock step
3. Unlock via Passcode or pick the phone up to look into it like an idiot
From my point of view this went from SUPER convenient to "that escalated quickly" 3-steps inconvenience.....
Why not try to use the Samsung watch ie the Gear and select Smart Lock?
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I did not know that. Right there is one of the reasons I peruse XDA. Little tidbits of info that make life a little easier.
AndroiderM said:
Go into settings and set home button to unlock with force touch or whatever Samsung is calling it. .
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I can't find this option in the settings. Where would it be?
TheBigEasy88 said:
I have 'Smart Lock' enabled and use 'Location'. I set my office as a 'Secure Location' which keeps the phone unlocked until I move it elsewhere. Big fan of this feature.
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I understand, but I don't like this feature at all because the very idea of the lock is that only I can unlock it. With "Secure Location" anyone could access my phone, unless I have it stick to me all the time.
DesireHDScreenorgasm said:
I just tried the iris scanner, which worked the few times it tested it. little lock-symbol before I get to the Iris/passcode section.
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This is a setting, "Iris unlock when screen turns on" under the iris scanner settings....
DesireHDScreenorgasm said:
I understand, but I don't like this feature at all because the very idea of the lock is that only I can unlock it. With "Secure Location" anyone could access my phone, unless I have it stick to me all the time.
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very true but I guess then you have to place it upside down for quick finger print touch like I do.
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Maybe i can give you some pointers..?
This is my setup. Maybe you can improvise procedure a bit?
Only one step.!
Firstly, i don't use any lockscreen.Not necessarily. Stock or 3rd party (I have a few paid lockscreen options)
Anyway i normally use Gravity Screen app
(i have the paid version, Play store )
In Short it works on either motion or proximity sensor. Battery friendly,
If i pick phone up it turns on.!
if i put phone flat it turns off (sleep) No need for lockscreen.
Also has stock Smart Stay enable in Phone /Settings /Accessibility /Dexterity /Smart stay on. Wave your hand over phone to wake up.?
However,
Now and then i press power key to wake phone.
Otherwise i use above.
DesireHDScreenorgasm said:
Hello,
I just got my new S8+ and am highly irritated. Most of time my S7edge lies next to me on my desk, AoD not being active. If I want to check something, I simply press the hardware home button on my S7e and it unlocks via fingerprint. Same when I have the phone in my car holder.
Now I don't know how can I wake up and unlock my S8+ while it lies flat on my desk or is in my car holder. Do I need to use oldschool passcode?
Thanks
Felix
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You can add your adress or bluetooth device like a security place to unlock your phone without passwords/iris/face/fingerprint.
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DesireHDScreenorgasm said:
Hello,
I just got my new S8+ and am highly irritated. Most of time my S7edge lies next to me on my desk, AoD not being active. If I want to check something, I simply press the hardware home button on my S7e and it unlocks via fingerprint. Same when I have the phone in my car holder.
Now I don't know how can I wake up and unlock my S8+ while it lies flat on my desk or is in my car holder. Do I need to use oldschool passcode?
Thanks
Felix
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You can add your adress or bluetooth device like a security place to unlock your phone without passwords/iris/face/fingerprint.
Knarled said:
@TheBigEasy88
I did not know that. Right there is one of the reasons I peruse XDA. Little tidbits of info that make life a little easier.
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Try it. You'll be happy with it my friend!
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DesireHDScreenorgasm said:
I understand, but I don't like this feature at all because the very idea of the lock is that only I can unlock it. With "Secure Location" anyone could access my phone, unless I have it stick to me all the time.
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Use the 'Trusted Voice' option then. Voice recognition. Other than that, I think the answer to your question is to deal with it. It's a cell phone and not a robot. You can only do so much without having to actually pick it up. I think this is what my wife refers to as 'laziness' during her daily rants that I tend to ignore.
TheBigEasy88 said:
Try it. You'll be happy with it my friend!
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Use the 'Trusted Voice' option then. Voice recognition. Other than that, I think the answer to your question is to deal with it. It's a cell phone and not a robot. You can only do so much without having to actually pick it up. I think this is what my wife refers to as 'laziness' during her daily rants that I tend to ignore.
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Nice[emoji3]
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face unlock

i have now compared op5t an op6
an op6 is so slow compared to op5t
any one else think an feel that it is slow
It's a out the same speed as on my 3t.
I'm sure it'll increase with future software updates
OnePlus 6 is my first OP device but I think Face Unlocking feature works great also with low light. For me, unlocking is really instantaneous.
Mine is instant too. I don't even see the lock screen if I'm looking at it and hit the button, not even the tail end of the animation. If I'm not looking at it, the instant I turn or turn the phone to look at it it's unlocks without hesitation on my phone. I'm very satisfied with the speed and accuracy of the face unlock. Heck, the same goes for the fingerprint sensor.
Well, I can say it's much better than the Samsung Galaxy S8, that thing is garbage!!
I also had the 5t but I don't notice any difference.
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well maybe its just mine
will do a reset an see if that help
Is there an option to unlock the screen without pressing the power button with face unlock. I just it where the phone reconnize your face and unlock the screen for you
toanau said:
Is there an option to unlock the screen without pressing the power button with face unlock. I just it where the phone reconnize your face and unlock the screen for you
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yes enable double tap the screen
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yes enable double tap the screen
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Yeah but that's still an extra step. I just wanted to be like the finger print unlock, where your finger print just unlock the screen
Eric214 said:
Mine is instant too. I don't even see the lock screen if I'm looking at it and hit the button, not even the tail end of the animation. If I'm not looking at it, the instant I turn or turn the phone to look at it it's unlocks without hesitation on my phone. I'm very satisfied with the speed and accuracy of the face unlock. Heck, the same goes for the fingerprint sensor.
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I got the phone today itself. Even I didn't see the lock screen until an hour ago. It slowed down a bit only enough to show the lock screen. Any idea why it did? I clear all the apps and cache btw.RAM is free.
Lord Alpha said:
I got the phone today itself. Even I didn't see the lock screen until an hour ago. It slowed down a bit only enough to show the lock screen. Any idea why it did? I clear all the apps and cache btw.RAM is free.
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I have seen it occasionally show the lock screen. Honestly I think it's when I blinked as I got the power button. If your eyes are half closed or closed it won't recognize your face. This isn't 3d face unlock. So it's not that intricate.
Me too, i think that Face Unlock is slower

Haptic Buttons

Reviews are really bad with the sensitivity of the haptic buttons for volume control and on/off. Some people have said an update with better accuracy is required. This is a deal breaker for me and I have owned almost every phone since HTC started. Currently I own the u11+. Please give you reviews here after you have spent some time with the phone and possibly tweaked any possible settings to make your experience better. Thank you.
No issues for me. They seem to work as expected, though I rarely use the buttons. I am failing to understand why the reviewers are making such a big deal of this. Mkbhd's review seems spot on to me...
I'm playing around since a week with my U12. Can't find a sensitivity of the buttons that fits my needs...
My index finger touches the On/off button every second time I use the phone...don't know why they installed the button so deep...(or my hand is to big )
When I'm in the YouTube App or PubG in Landscape mode, the volume and power buttons doesn't work...
I'm a realy fan of HTC and owned all HTC flagships since the diamond...but that buttons drives me crazy!!!
Hope for an update
So far, I have no issues with the buttons. I went into it know that they weren't real buttons and didn't expect them to act as such.
No issues with the buttons for me either.
Here also no issues.
Grtz
Everything working as expected on my end as well. No issues at all.
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I have just one issue with them, that sometimes they react if I touch the phone without even touching the buttons. For example I grab my phone (on the lower part) and suddenly my volume is all the way down.
Also if you have edge sense enabled, and you just pick up the phone you sometimes have the blue dots (to indicate that you're "pressing" the phone) visible - without actually pressing it. The dots go away shortly after you do something on the phone .... as if they calibrate itself or sth.
I have u12 plus for 12 days. For my use the haptics buttons are a real disgusting. In particular the power button. An involuntary light pressure is enough to turn off the display. Really unnerving. Every day makes me curse this thing. I'm waiting for an update, if htc does not fix these buttons, I'll sell the phone absolutely. Unfortunately, if htc fails it will only be because of him and of these useless experiments.
Shark5060 said:
I have just one issue with them, that sometimes they react if I touch the phone without even touching the buttons. For example I grab my phone (on the lower part) and suddenly my volume is all the way down.
Also if you have edge sense enabled, and you just pick up the phone you sometimes have the blue dots (to indicate that you're "pressing" the phone) visible - without actually pressing it. The dots go away shortly after you do something on the phone .... as if they calibrate itself or sth.
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I have the same issue with my buttons, I'll be holding the phone below the power button and it will trigger the screen on or off. Also I noticed sometimes depending how i'm holding the phone I can't get the power button to react. This is my biggest complaint about the phone other than the software being the exact same since the HTC 10.
I don't have any issues with these buttons. Everything works fine for me. I'm already used to it after playing with the device for 3 hours.
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Today i've received mine U12+ and I don't really understand why reviews complain about those buttons. They are fine really, when I press I fell haptic feedback. They are neither too easy or too hard to press, for me they are fine =)
I STILL have no issues with the buttons. I don't really use the power button to turn the screen on. I use the fingerprint sensor or a swipe. Volume button works great for me.
I've bumped the power button while using the phone, sure. Not exactly an issue to rage over for me.
My only confusion is that the button presses feel like a linear actuator (Taptic Engine), but the rest of the system's haptic feed back feels like a normal spinning weighted motor.
Hi, i have also Problems with the volume Buttons. They working like charme. But they dont working right in landscape Mode if there is any contact with my Fingers/hand on the display. I think the Buttons are being ignored if the "3 Finger gestures" is on limit.. Can anyone proof this?
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Hi, i have also Problems with the volume Buttons. They working like charme. But they dont working right in landscape Mode if there is any contact with my Fingers/hand on the display. I think the Buttons are being ignored if the "3 Finger gestures" is on limit.. Can anyone proof this?
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Just tried to go in landscape mode, put my thumb on the screen and tried to change the volume buttons up/down and turn the screen off with power button. The buttons didn't recognise the presstouch here either. Don't think that's a problem though, but build in to the software.
Update; wait the do work over here!
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Nearly every review before the phone was released: The buttons are horrible! Don't buy! Don't buy! The buttons stink! Why did they change them?! They're horrible! This is stupid! Don't buy!!
Nearly everyone who owns the U12+: What the *$% was the fuss about? The buttons work fine! Took me a few hours to get used to it, but I've got no real problems! They work just like regular buttons! Don't "not buy" just because you're afraid the buttons suck!
I mean ... do you think the initial//review devices were REALLY that bad and there was this huuuuuge improvement before the device was released to the public, or people just don't like change, or do they just have ulterior motives?
I get it's an $800 flagship with no headphone jack and rear glass with no wireless charging (but QC4!), but this phone has been EVERYTHING I was hoping it would be -- premium device with no notch, above-average speakers, IP68, sd card, snappy fingerprint scanner, bootloader unlockable and killer cameras. No buyers remorse here!
Well, I really don't get why reviewers are so mad about those buttons. If you wanted this phone because it's a complete package (well... almost, no Qi charging), don't let the button "problem" (at least for reviewers) drive you away. It's a great phone and my only grief is the lack of 3,5mm jack but I knew that it won't be here....
Btw
Usonics are really good
I have the U12+ now for 2 weeks and got used to the buttons. I mean, yes they could be a bit more responsive and i think HTC will fix that with an Update. If not, i am sure someone on XDA will. I really dont understand the bad reviews. No Notch, for real? Like it would make a phone that much better. No 3,5mm? Nothing special these days, get used to it. My battery on averange usage is great. I do watch Netflix, use Whatsapp, listen to Spotify and take here and there some pictures. I get 1,5 - 2 days battery. I am not a huge HTC fanboy but also cant denide that i really like what they did with the HTC 10 and M7. Its something new, wasnt there before and it doesnt mean its that bad, just give it some time to get used to it. Hope they fix some small issues with Android P Update. I would like to set the sensitivity for the buttons in the settings.
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Everything works well here. Buttons and even the double tap for one hand operation no problem.

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