A range of smartphones running Google's Android operating system have been launched under the Alcatel OneTouch brand ... Sensors on the phone include Face unlock and Accelerometer.

A range of smartphones running Google's Android operating system have been launched under the Alcatel OneTouch brand ... Sensors on the phone include Face unlock and Accelerometer.

The latest beta build of Android 16 brings a new feature to Pixel phones that lets users biometrically unlock the device without ever waking up the screen.

It looks as if the latest Android 16 Beta 3 will solve an age-old Pixel limitation which is keeping the fingerprint scanner ...

With Google having announced Android 16 has reached its "platform stability" phase with beta 3, it feels unlikely that we'll see any other big changes before the update goes officially live. So ...

Android 16 Beta 3 expands the "Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock" to older Pixel phones. The feature eliminates the need to wake the screen first before using the fingerprint scanner. Google first ...

The update will be available for all Pixel phones with under-display fingerprint scanners from the Pixel 6 onward.

as reported by Android Authority. Pixel 6 and newer phones get screen-off fingerprint unlocking with Android 16 DP3.(Google) Notably, Samsung’s flagship Galaxy phones have had this feature for ...

In the latest beta build of Android 16 for Pixel devices, Google has enabled the ability to unlock your device using the ...

Google Pixel phones have always required the screen to be active for the fingerprint scanner to work. However, with the ...

The scanner will illuminate, verify the user’s biometric data, and unlock the phone. The functionality was first introduced in December 2024 with the Android 16 DP2 update but was initially ...

The recent Android 16 Beta 3 (and Beta 3.1) release updates a feature limited to the Pixel 9 and allows all devices from the Pixel 6 and newer to use fingerprint unlock while the screen is off.