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Vaclav
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Why use Fingerprint at all with the recent Samsungs? Iris works FAAAAAAR faster and more accurately in my experience.
Denamian
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I haven't used an iris scanner, so I have no firsthand experience. Hell, the pixel is the first phone I've had with a fingerprint scanner. That being said, if they're going to have a fingerprint scanner that they expect people to use, they ought to put it in a decent location.
Vaclav
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I hated the idea of it on the back, but it's not terrible as you get used to it. (Moreso in my case for the "health monitor" thing for Blood O2, etc next to it for me, but still)
But again, it only really seems there for those that don't want to adapt to the newer better versions. (Iris and Face detection are both options - Face seems about Fingerprint speed, Iris faster so I stick to Iris)
Denamian
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I like the placement on the pixel, my finger rests there fairly naturally. The placement on the note just seems a bit too high if that render is accurate.
I'm not convinced an iris scanner is better than fingerprint. I know both have been spoofed, but does the iris scanner work in the dark?
Vaclav
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Iris has worked for me in the dark with a bright lock screen - but if I use one of the default mostly black ones it's a no-go. I adjust my lock settings when I get home though anyhow - since the bright lock screen was an eyesore to me. Setting alarms, turning off my screen lock and marking all my messages as read are the only 3 things that I've found handy to have Bixby for - but it's a big timesaver for those 3.
Vaclav
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That does seem problematic - been going without this summer but planning on some Transitions soon, wonder if my tune will change then.
Works fine with facial recognition I'd imagine though, right?
Vaclav
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There's very few lock options that aren't usable together - I only have the change the setting because I turn it completely off at home.
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I don't know I'll have to try it? But... How does either of these work in the dark without IR cameras and an IR illuminator?
Vaclav
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Only way iris works in the dark for me is with a basically full white lock screen, when it's set like that, I could probably shave with the amount of light it gives off. As far as I'm aware, it doesn't scan for iris' until it's at the lock screen - if not I guess I slowed myself a little by playing with that method when I kept iris on at home, but regardless I just found it easier to turn adjust it to be off when I'm consistently in darker situations.
I think it actually scans for something that accounts for variations in your eye - I know my woman can use it, and she's got eyes that shift between blue and green. We barely drink, and never to the point of getting drunk so can't quote hungover experience with it though.