The primary components are the fingerprint sensor and Microsoft’s Secure Device Connection Protocol (SDCP), with the latter tasked with securing the (USB) connection between the sensor and the host.

CPU: 400MHz DSP. Fingerprint sensor: 500 dpi optical sensor. Identification speed: 2,000 match in 1 second. Sound and interface: Multi-color LED and multi-tone buzzer. Network interface: TCP/IP, RS485 ...

This means you can use the fingerprint sensor on your Android device to authenticate on the app and the Windows module, upon ...

So now that I have two phones with fingerprint scanners on them, I decided I needed to know more about what’s going on in there. Sure, I assumed the sensor was capacitive (but maybe not ...

Android 15 only arrived recently, but talk is already shifting to Android 16. The next major update for Android is now available in developer preview, and it's got a handy new fingerprint unlock ...

He surmised it is likely due to the Pixel 7's use of an optical fingerprint sensor that needs to light up the screen under his thumb to illuminate his finger in order to get a reading. The Pixel 9 ...

Previously, your Pixel 9’s screen had to be turned on in order for its fingerprint sensor to be active. We spotted the new setting in the latest Android 16 developer preview. Fingerprint ...

Biometric security — the ability to unlock your phone with your fingerprint or face — is an amazing feature, but you often have to turn on the phone’s screen before you can use it.