HTC One Max fingerprint scanner icons leak to show that all digits are in play

posted by Daniel P. / Oct 10, 2013, 3:32 AM

HTC One Max fingerprint scanner icons leak to show that all digits are in play

Alleged HTC One Max fingerprint scanner iconography has leaked, and they might indicate that more than one finger will be in play with the rear sensor on the phablet.

Apple's Touch ID is mainly destined to be used with your thumb, unlocking the iPhone 5s the second you lay that finger on the new home key, but with the HTC One Max icons all digits are circled.

Whether or not that means you might log different fingers for different functions is too early to tell, as these look like taken straight out of an interactive manual on how to use the fingerprint scanner, and that might be all there is to it. The One Max is expected to be announced next week, and we can't wait to see what HTC has in store with its first phablet.

HTC One Max fingerprint scanner app iconography

source: CtechCN (Weibo)

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15 Comments

1. garz_pa

Posts: 154; Member since: Nov 03, 2011

*Insert Eddard Stark jokes here*

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 4:05 AM 0

2. hmd74

Posts: 540; Member since: Jan 31, 2013

I think fingerprint readers in android are more secure than iPhone...because custom ROM makers like CM etc Use open source and don't let the data flaw...

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 4:40 AM 2

4. protozeloz

Posts: 5396; Member since: Sep 16, 2010

What did I just read? That doesn't make any sense

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 6:23 AM 6

6. hmd74

Posts: 540; Member since: Jan 31, 2013

Your problem :))

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 7:20 AM 1

9. sum182

Posts: 229; Member since: Nov 19, 2011

i THINK......(think).....he means that we'll be able to actually know the code behind the scanner and know if its truly only being used by the phone, or if its being sent to apple/nsa/somewhere else scary.....just my translation.

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 8:05 AM 5

13. protozeloz

Posts: 5396; Member since: Sep 16, 2010

ahhh!!! that sounds much better, interesting point too

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 9:35 AM 3

12. McLTE

Posts: 922; Member since: Oct 18, 2011

With your reasoning, the exact opposite could be said and is probably more reasonable. if the finger print scanner is open source, then it's going to be more easily hackable and, if anything.. it's going to be LESS secure.

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 8:58 AM 0

14. protozeloz

Posts: 5396; Member since: Sep 16, 2010

actually open source and security have nothing to do with each other.... open source means the source is available for someone to check it or modify it, now even if you can read all the source code its would be hard to find an exploit, plus with the large community its most bugs get found and patched by devs and users before they become a threat, if we count the number of devs posting and fixing bugs it woud be impossible for a company to concentrate so many people on a single thing. and we see them on the security vulnerabilities where closed OS where found to have 5 tomes more holes than the latest version of android

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 9:43 AM 0

15. asulect

Posts: 131; Member since: Aug 27, 2012

Your theory is right if the latest version of android get patched timely. The problem is android may have 5 times less security, but it is 1,000 time as likely that hacker will know about these holes and write codes to exploit them on majority of the deivces that are not on the latest version of android.

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 11:23 AM 0

3. Reality_Check

Posts: 277; Member since: Aug 15, 2013

If that's true, then this is the definition of a fingerprint scanner. Touch ID, I'm sorry what? :P

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 4:53 AM 0

5. Dorothy69

Posts: 498; Member since: May 21, 2013

This certainly sounds much more secure than just a thumb scaner on the front of a phone. +1 HTC

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 7:00 AM 2

7. asulect

Posts: 131; Member since: Aug 27, 2012

Requiring different fingers to do different function is not security, it's versatility. Security is where how HTC stores your fingerprint inside the phone and if someone can write some codes to retrieve these fingerprints from your phone. We'll have to see what HTC do here.

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 7:27 AM 0

10. Dorothy69

Posts: 498; Member since: May 21, 2013

Well, I hope they doesn't come up with some codes because it's just terrifying to think that someone out there has my digits.

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 8:08 AM 0

8. frrboom

Posts: 9; Member since: Oct 09, 2013

Its crucialtecs BTP, the same as Pantech LTE-A..

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 7:57 AM 0

11. waqarzec

Posts: 74; Member since: May 09, 2013

i think it is having about five different functions for each of the five fingers resPectively.....thats sounds amazing

posted on Oct 10, 2013, 8:42 AM 1

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