I'm new to the S5 literally got this phone 2 days ago. So far I'm loving it everything is good..until I get to the fingerprint sensor. Anybody else Dissapointed on how unacurate this thing is? I like the idea of having it, but they need to fix it or update It somehow. 9/10 times I have to put my password in instead.
I get mine to work with one hand 98% of the time and I can use 4 fingers rather than 3
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I wish I could be disappointed. My work disables fingerprint security to access their network. I have to use pin or password.
marcviado said:
I'm new to the S5 literally got this phone 2 days ago. So far I'm loving it everything is good..until I get to the fingerprint sensor. Anybody else Dissapointed on how unacurate this thing is? I like the idea of having it, but they need to fix it or update It somehow. 9/10 times I have to put my password in instead.
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The quality of the fingerprint makes a huge difference. My wife works in a pretty caustic environment and her fingers get kinda mucked up, nothing we can do will make it work for her. However, it works flawlessly for me.
Another issues is the limited size of the actual scanner makes it dificult to read the fingerprint acurately
LeKtRiCzzz said:
I get mine to work with one hand 98% of the time and I can use 4 fingers rather than 3
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+1. No issues here. I was pleasantly surprised.
Though my laptop and my work's timeclock have fingerprint scanners that work in much the same way -- so I've had plenty of practice. :good:
For the life of me can't get the finger print scanner to work well at all. I tried three different times setting it up with very low success rate lol.
Finally just do a swipe pattern out of shear frustration. I would love to do it one handed with my left thumb and tried to set it up this way to no avail.
I have better success if I hold it with left hand and swipe with pointer on right hand. Swipe pattern is so much easier with a 100% success rate.
Works for me every time, youhave 3 finger prints you can asign, use the thumb you unlock for all three doing them in different angles, even switch the angle up on every swipe when setting one print up, figure out the motion you would normally use to unlock it and try setting it up that way.I actually set my right thumb up for 2 of the the 3rd I used my left thumb just in case I'm holding the phone in my left hand, but you don't need to swipe your thumb vertically down, as long as your swiping the whole button it should be good, start with your thumb horizontal and move it a little counter clockwise each time till set up is done.works lawless for me unless I'm at work and my finger is dirty, witch is good because it knows, it's very accurate if set up properly., hope that helps
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Works for me every time, youhave 3 finger prints you can asign, use the thumb you unlock for all three doing them in different angles, even switch the angle up on every swipe when setting one print up, figure out the motion you would normally use to unlock it and try setting it up that way.I actually set my right thumb up for 2 of the the 3rd I used my left thumb just in case I'm holding the phone in my left hand, but you don't need to swipe your thumb vertically down, as long as your swiping the whole button it should be good, start with your thumb horizontal and move it a little counter clockwise each time till set up is done.works lawless for me unless I'm at work and my finger is dirty, witch is good because it knows, it's very accurate if set up properly., hope that helps
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I've tried numerous times to set it up but it rarely works for me. I had to enter password so many times I disabled it all together. I'll admit that my fingers are frequently roughened or cut at work but even using fingers on my left (non-dominant) hand which are relatively unscathed only gets me success once in awhile.
Maybe it is just not usable for those who work with their hands, bummer as it seemed promising. I rarely had any lock on other devices and thought this might be a lock I could use.
Try again it works , good too, 9 outa 10 times for me,I'm a union electrical so my fingers are always getting cuts and scratches, blisters from spinning wire nuts. Try setting it up like I suggested use your thumb horizontal to the phone or like 45 degree angle like you would if you were doing it one handed, then turn on your power key to lock your phone instantly so you can test it without waiting for screen to time out to lock.
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I get mine to work with one hand 95% of the time and I can use 4 fingers rather than 3
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Try again it works , good too, 9 outa 10 times for me,I'm a union electrical so my fingers are always getting cuts and scratches, blisters from spinning wire nuts. Try setting it up like I suggested use your thumb horizontal to the phone or like 45 degree angle like you would if you were doing it one handed, then turn on your power key to lock your phone instantly so you can test it without waiting for screen to time out to lock.
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Trying again. Results are better - if I swipe slowly it gets most attempts but not every time. I'll try it for a day and see if I improve, maybe it is more sensitive to angle and velocity than I am. That may improve as I repeat the movement enough to get used to it. However security isn't a large concern so I'm not too upset; it's primarily just the usual annoyance when something doesn't work for me.
Maybe I am just I am expecting too much, do you have to swipe pretty slowly?
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I have successfully set up my finger scanner to work reliably with one hand. What I did was:
1. Hold phone in one hand when registering finger. Make sure to apply a good amount of pressure. I put my thumb at about a 45 degree angle when swiping.
2. Go back into Finger Scanner settings and add two more fingers. Use your same thumb both times, try to keep it at a little bit offset angle (+/- 15 degrees)
3. After registration practice a little with one hand and if it doesn't work well try reregistering your fingers.
4. ???
5. Profit
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I have successfully set up my finger scanner to work reliably with one hand. What I did was:
1. Hold phone in one hand when registering finger. Make sure to apply a good amount of pressure. I put my thumb at about a 45 degree angle when swiping.
2. Go back into Finger Scanner settings and add two more fingers. Use your same thumb both times, try to keep it at a little bit offset angle (+/- 15 degrees)
3. After registration practice a little with one hand and if it doesn't work well try reregistering your fingers.
4. ???
5. Profit
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That's exactly how I planned on registering my fingerprint. Well done!
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chronicaust said:
I have successfully set up my finger scanner to work reliably with one hand. What I did was:
1. Hold phone in one hand when registering finger. Make sure to apply a good amount of pressure. I put my thumb at about a 45 degree angle when swiping.
2. Go back into Finger Scanner settings and add two more fingers. Use your same thumb both times, try to keep it at a little bit offset angle (+/- 15 degrees)
3. After registration practice a little with one hand and if it doesn't work well try reregistering your fingers.
4. ???
5. Profit
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I did something similar. I usually hold my phone in my right hand so I registered my right thumb twice in the first two slots, each time at a slightly different angle, and the index finger of my left hand in the third slot. Works great!
I just set mine up like u said but during the setup i used both left and right finger and it works. Ex. Right thumb and left thumb all in one finger print setup
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I just set mine up like u said but during the setup i used both left and right finger and it works. Ex. Right thumb and left thumb all in one finger print setup
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Almost the same here. I swiped my right thumb at different angles within the first fingerprint spot, repeated the same for the 2nd (So 16 unique right thumb swipes) and did it with my left thumb on the last slot. I get pretty consistent unlocks.
I did the same in set up works great. Ever since in real world use not so much. Have mine disabled right now
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i also used all 3 fingerprints just to register my thumb in lots of different angles (all while holding the phone with one hand).
The tradeoff is that if my thumb print gets "injured", i have to type in my key (no big deal) but the positive is that it pretty much always recognizes my print.
I did this after living for a day with it only registered as one of them and it was 50/50.
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I have successfully set up my finger scanner to work reliably with one hand. What I did was:
1. Hold phone in one hand when registering finger. Make sure to apply a good amount of pressure. I put my thumb at about a 45 degree angle when swiping.
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This is exactly how I registered my thumb. Works perfect every time!
For the other 2 fingers, I did my left and right index fingers straight up and down like the on-screen animation shows.
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This is exactly how I registered my thumb. Works perfect every time!
For the other 2 fingers, I did my left and right index fingers straight up and down like the on-screen animation shows.
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did the right thumb as two separate fingers, straight down and angled.. works a little better now.
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did the right thumb as two separate fingers, straight down and angled.. works a little better now.
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I didn't even bother with straight down registering (illustrated on the phone instructions) as I'll never hold my phone with two hands to unlock it. I think if people register a print with their thumb at multiple angles and tilted in multiple ways, they'd have less of a problem. I can easily say that I get an unlock 95% ( or more) of the time now. I registered all 24 prints to my right thumb after realizing I never unlock with my left hand - ever. The outside rim is registered at 8 different locations, from front to back, and angles on the pad. The inside area just to the right-center of my thumb's surface is registered the same, and the actual middle of my thumb was done that way too. This way, no matter what part of my downward sliding thumb hits the sensor, it's been registered.
I used a straight down index finger swipe for the first one, and two of my thumb. It still misses about half the time on the thumb.
Guys, i just discovered something amazing!
You know when you're adding a new fingerprint to the list and you have to swipe the scanner 8 times? Well, nobody said it had to be that same finger, all eight times.
I was able to register all my fingers because with this method i have 24 (3 x 8) places to store fingerprints.
I've seen posts where a dude asked if there was a mod to register more than 3 prints, well it was just that easy!
Can't say if it affects the accuracy of recognition as i found this only 5 minutes ago but so far it seems fine with all fingers.
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Guys, i just discovered something amazing!
You know when you're adding a new fingerprint to the list and you have to swipe the scanner 8 times? Well, nobody said it had to be that same finger, all eight times.
I was able to register all my fingers because with this method i have 24 (3 x 8) places to store fingerprints.
I've seen posts where a dude asked if there was a mod to register more than 3 prints, well it was just that easy!
Can't say if it affects the accuracy of recognition as i found this only 5 minutes ago but so far it seems fine with all fingers.
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I registered the dominant thumb twice (2x8, yielding 16 prints of one finger), which resulted in much improved recognition.
I suspect that even though you were able to register more fingers, the real life performance of the finger print scanner will be potentially impacted in a negative way since the database of each finger is scarce. In an less than ideal environment such as when you are walking, you might experience poor recognition in the long run requiring more swipes.
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I registered the dominant thumb twice (2x8, yielding 16 prints of one finger), which resulted in much improved recognition.
I suspect that even though you were able to register more fingers, the real life performance of the finger print scanner will be potentially impacted in a negative way since the database of each finger is scarce. In an less than ideal environment such as when you are walking, you might experience poor recognition in the long run requiring more swipes.
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I too registered my primary thumb 16 times.
The first time i set it up, i registered my thumb 8 times vertical and 8 times horizontal. I have large hands so i'm able to unlock and swipe with one hand, but i thought it would register the horizontal one as another print.
After a week i removed the horizontal one by accident. I could still unlock it horizontally or in any other direction for that matter, but the acuracy did indeed suffer from that.
I would suggest registering 2 sets (2x8) of your primary unlock finger and the last one a bunch of random fingers or even a finger of your SO.
Never even thought about sideways swiping until now. Plus it is pretty accurate using multiple fingers within the 8 scans. Thanks!
mediumsteak said:
I registered the dominant thumb twice (2x8, yielding 16 prints of one finger), which resulted in much improved recognition.
I suspect that even though you were able to register more fingers, the real life performance of the finger print scanner will be potentially impacted in a negative way since the database of each finger is scarce. In an less than ideal environment such as when you are walking, you might experience poor recognition in the long run requiring more swipes.
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I did the same thing, works great :laugh:
I registered my dominant thumb (one handed) for 8 times vertical swipe and 8 times for horizon swipe. Registered thumb from second hand for 8 times vertical swipe. In one handed use, it works better by moving menu button to top with vertical swipe. These directions (horizontal and vertical swipes) are reversible. It is more comfortable to swipe menu button at top then at bottom.
I took delivery of my Z3 Compact yesterday, replacing a Moto G. Lovely phone but I am seeing issues when swiping between home screens, swiping between pages in apps like the dialler, and swiping to unlock. When unlocking for example, it doesn't always work: I see the particle trail following my finger but the phone doesn't register this as a swipe. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 attempts to unlock. This is odd. Similarly, swiping left/right to switch home screens is hit and miss and the pages often bounce back. It's quite frustrating. Are there any settings that could be affecting this?
Can't confirm this for my Z3C, works as expected. Not sure, but could it be you turned on glove mode in screen settings (though this would make the screen even more sensitive)?
This happened to me a couple of times after enabling Double Tap to wake phone - hasnt happened since
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I took delivery of my Z3 Compact yesterday, replacing a Moto G. Lovely phone but I am seeing issues when swiping between home screens, swiping between pages in apps like the dialler, and swiping to unlock. When unlocking for example, it doesn't always work: I see the particle trail following my finger but the phone doesn't register this as a swipe. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 attempts to unlock. This is odd. Similarly, swiping left/right to switch home screens is hit and miss and the pages often bounce back. It's quite frustrating. Are there any settings that could be affecting this?
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I can confirm the swiping to unlock, needs 3 or 4 swipes until it unlocks on mine. I have double tap to wake up checked.
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I can confirm the swiping to unlock, needs 3 or 4 swipes until it unlocks on mine. I have double tap to wake up checked.
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by chance, do you have any screen protectors or glove mode switched on
Glove mode is off and I dont have a screen protector.
This sounds like what happens with my Xperia Acro S when the display is wet; I can see the visual feedback from the swipe, but it doesn't actually unlock the phone. But I take it your Z3C is completely dry?
I need to swipe the pattern to unlock my phone several times if I use my left hand. With my right hand I only need to swipe once. I wonder if I used my right hand to swipe the pattern originally. No trouble swiping for the rest.
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I need to swipe the pattern to unlock my phone several times if I use my left hand. With my right hand I only need to swipe once. I wonder if I used my right hand to swipe the pattern originally. No trouble swiping for the rest.
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I only seem to have this issue with the PIN entry - for whatever reason, the phone responds quite slowly when entering PIN, to the point I have to wait about half a second between each digit. My Moto G, a much slower phone, responds instantly when entering the PIN digits.
I ended up switching to a pattern that mimicked my PIN entry motions, as the pattern swipe seems to respond properly.
Kind of weird, since the rest of the phone is very snappy and responsive.
I don't have the glove mode on bh5 the screen seems super sensitive, maybe too much. Also in combination with a different phone size than what your hand is used to. This is how I explain some weird swipes. A few times I swiped and the screen moved, then bounced back. I think we probably have to use wider/stronger swipes? I'm sure I'll get used to it. I remember the same thing happened a few days after I got my previous phone. I think it's a matter of getting used to the sensitivity of the screen. I don't think there is something wrong with it.
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I have the same problem. I even returned my first Z3 compact, but now the second one has the same problem.
When I am using my phone one handed with right hand and swipe with my thumb from left to right pages would oftentimes not turn or bounce back. Occasionally swipe right in is executed even though i just did a normal swipe right.
Swiping in 2 handed mode with my index finger seems to be PERFECTLY alright.
This is REALLY annoying!!! Does anyone have a clue if this is a software or hardware issues? Could the displays be faulty in design or is it something they can repair in a software update.
I am willing to wait for a software update, but if its hardware I'd like to return it right away. I have owned plenty of touchphones over the year, I have never experienced anything like this!
Have any of you who are experiencing the issue used Sony phones before?
I'm not ruling out that there is a problem, but perhaps Sony's UI requires longer/faster swipes than you're used to?
I've not noticed it myself, but I'm coming from a Sony phone previously. May or may not be a factor.
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Why So Serious? said:
Have any of you who are experiencing the issue used Sony phones before?
I'm not ruling out that there is a problem, but perhaps Sony's UI requires longer/faster swipes than you're used to?
I've not noticed it myself, but I'm coming from a Sony phone previously. May or may not be a factor.
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I have a Sony Z1 compact. No issue whatsover. I have it still here for comparison. I think you will only experience if you swipe in a particular way, while there are some other ways to swipe where the problem is not there at all.
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Have any of you who are experiencing the issue used Sony phones before?
I'm not ruling out that there is a problem, but perhaps Sony's UI requires longer/faster swipes than you're used to?
I've not noticed it myself, but I'm coming from a Sony phone previously. May or may not be a factor.
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Agreed.
Coming from a moto G
Not had an issue with unlock, but I did notice I had to do different swipes when flicking between different panes of the home-screen, no biggie now I think I've adjusted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B60caaAbz4M&list=UUJ0V12wYDgAnWEZREqe_j-g
I have made a video about the issue.
I'm experiencing the same regarding having to use wider swipes sometimes. As far as the lockscreen goes, I have double tap to wake, and have not yet had an issue unlocking the phone.
I also had the same problem and it seems that it's not a software problem (mine was branded Orange with this problem and also after unbranding the problem remains)
Ichanged it today the new one doesn't have this kind of problem (or very rarely)
OK, I've done some more experiments.
Holding my phone in my left hand and swiping using my right index finger is perfect. It's using my thumb that seems to be the issue: it has a larger surface area so my money is on a software issue.
Also, I enabled Sramina mode and checked "Extended usage" (which lowers the processor speed I think) and it works perfectly! Swiping with my thumb shows no issues.
I'm getting used to it now: it's still annoying but muscle memory is starting to kick in and I'm adjusting my swipes to compensate.
Still odd though but I don't think it's a hardware issue,
Had the Z3 compact for a couple of days and I noticed this issue too. However after messing about holding it various ways I believe it is down to the screen being close to the edge of the body of the phone and with one handed use you inadvertently touch the opposite side to the direction you are swiping with the base of your thumb. Result is when you release your swipe, the unwanted contact sends it the other way.
Try verifying this by using two hands and ensuring no other contact when you swipe. Works fine for me, and I can reproduce the problem with one handed use.
Mine has this issue as well. Sometimes it even happens up to 3 times in a row. Maybe it is related to whether it has dragontrail or gorilla glass? Both are used for the z3c.
I've had my Verizon S6 Edge for over a month and I've never had a great success rate with the fingerprint unlock, getting the "fail" haptic feedback regularly. I have my right thumb stored in 3 of the positions and my middle finger in the 4th. I placed my thumb at different angles in the 3 spots. and always moved it around to try and get as full a pattern as possible by the 100% mark when storing the print.
To unlock, I usually just placed my finger on the home button, other times I tried depressing it briefly and then releasing it, often just to get the fail feedback. What it appears I never did was just PRESS AND HOLD THE HOME BUTTON. It seems that that gives the reader the best impression, since I'm 100 for 100 with either finger since I began using this method.
I'm wondering if many of the posts I've read with people having trouble were using my original technique, and if all the people saying they never had trouble were using my new technique?
Anyway, prob'ly a case of RTFM, but I thought I'd pass my stupidity along....surely someone else is as dumb as me (maybe).
I've noticed this as well. I wish the home button was indented sort of like the iPhone. Both are good readers but the iPhone6 is easier to do faster and more correctly.
I usually press the home and release. Do this to turn the screen on. While I release the home button I keep my finger on the home button in order to get a read on my fingerprint. Since I got this phone, if I had issues 5 times total getting a read on is a lot. I'm very happy with it
i havent had any issues.. i get all angles of my thumb print and dont have to press down hard at all.. its way easier than the s5
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Morning. Is there a better way to do the fingerprint setup? Maybe some top tips? I am going to set it up just downloaded the tmobile latest firmware update.
Biggest thing is do I want to hold the phone as how I will be unlocking it and save my fingerprints that way or actually rotate my finger around 360°? Thanks.
There are a couple of threads on here with different advice from our members..what worked for me was to register my left thumb twice since I use that one when in my hand...I found it was easier for me not pressing hard on set up and although it took longer to registered more accurately for me ..I moved the thumb a little for the last 20% set up ...
I then registered my right pointer as if laying on desk since that's the way I use it while on computer or on a table...
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Thanks! Great idea I need to do my pointer finger as well for easy access to phone unlocking while I am at work on my desk.