Chris has been a passionate Android fan since the Samsung Galaxy S5 days. Since then, he's long championed the Google Pixel line of phones and believes they're the best Android phone you can get.

Since the Pixel 6’s switch to an under-display fingerprint sensor, people have complained about unlock performance being a regression from the days of Pixel Imprint. Performance has improved over the ...

Fingerprint authentication will become a lot more common on smartphones of all prices as sensors get cheaper—and Google’s integration of the technology in the next version of Android will make it much ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

For decades, manufacturers have struggled to find ways to make their devices more secure without making them more costly or inconvenient. After all, if it was too expensive no one would pay for it, ...

Android 16 will enable Pixel users to unlock through the fingerprint scanner when the screen is off. The feature is easy to enable in settings and will create a seamless unlock experience. Pixels with ...

If you’ve kept up to date with upcoming smartphone launches, you would notice how many of the high end devices were recently confirmed to launch with ultrasonic fingerprint scanners. But what makes it ...

In-display fingerprint sensors were instant hot hardware when they were first introduced in 2018, as major players embraced the ability to hide biometric authentication behind a smartphone’s screen.

When Apple removed Touch ID from the iPhone, it was considered a bold move. Users soon got used to it, though, and even began preferring Face ID as a replacement. But the last year has proven that ...

As smartwatches grow more powerful and add more utility, they’re starting to hold as much personal weight as our phones. This means that an easy way to lock and unlock it becomes imperative. Even the ...

The OnePlus Pad has a lot of good aspects, but one thing that buyers might not notice before buying is that the tablet lacks any form of secure biometrics – it comes without a fingerprint sensor or a ...