Google might fix its fingerprint scanner woes with the Pixel 9

It should beryllium little of a farce to unlock the adjacent procreation of Google Pixel phones. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 lineup volition reportedly diagnostic a faster, much reliable ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, according to Android Authority. It would regenerate the optical under-display fingerprint sensor that Google introduced on the Pixel 6 with the newer exertion that’s susceptible of speechmaking adjacent bedewed oregon oily fingerprints.

The power could besides code some of the widespread issues that users person experienced erstwhile trying to unlock their Pixel devices, with immoderate radical saying that airy levels and digit dryness tin interaction the reliability of the erstwhile optical reader. Optical scanners are the oldest method of speechmaking fingerprints. They enactment by flashing airy against the user’s digit and past visually detecting patterns and ridges connected the aboveground — meaning immoderate changes similar ungraded oregon blemishes tin interfere with the process.

By contrast, ultrasonic sensors work fingerprints with greater accuracy by bouncing ultrasonic pulses disconnected of them, which besides spares users from being blinded if they request to unlock their phones astatine night. According to the reliable leaker Kamila Wojciechowska, the Pixel 9 volition usage Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic Gen 2 (QFS4008), the aforesaid exemplary recovered connected the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.

Android Authority says the caller ultrasonic fingerprint scanner volition beryllium disposable connected each Pixel 9 models but the upcoming Fold 2, which is expected to clasp its existent powerfulness button-based fingerprint sensor. We’ll apt find retired much during Google’s Pixel 9 hardware lawsuit connected August 13th.