Smartphone fingerprint scanners – what else should they be used for?
posted by Nick T.
/ Oct 14, 2013, 6:18 AM
The Touch ID fingerprint scanner is one of the many cool features built into the iPhone 5s. It can be used instead of a lock screen PIN, as well as a substitute for the user's iTunes password. And from the looks of it, Apple's smartphone surely won't be the last handset to offer the perk – HTC just announced its One Max phablet, and as expected, the handset is equipped with a fingerprint scanner on its back. Again, it can be set to replace one's lock screen pattern, or to launch the user's favorite apps. Yet strangely, that's pretty much all that the fingerprint scanners on these smartphones are used for, even though we can see them being useful in other scenarios as well. Allow us to explain what we have in mind.
Uses for fingerprint scanners on smartphones
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16 Comments
1. emadshiny
Posts: 1144; Member since: Dec 05, 2012
Its still a gimmick.
Lets wait for some innovative companies to upgrade it to its highest levels.
posted on Oct 14, 2013, 6:23 AM 7
15. ZeroCide
Posts: 809; Member since: Jan 09, 2013
So what this article is saying is that the this "feature" provides nothing that the phone didn't already have before in some other form, which may or may not have been easier to use. True seems like gimick feature.
posted on Oct 14, 2013, 3:08 PM 0
16. haseebzahid
Posts: 1853; Member since: Feb 22, 2012
its not cool nor gimic it is something that we must ask to be removed from the phone othervise the phone snatchers will also cutoff our fingers along
posted on Oct 15, 2013, 4:23 AM 0
5. scriptwriter
Posts: 396; Member since: Nov 13, 2012
Finger print scanners on smartphones are old tech (Motorola Atrix). How bout making a phone with an iris (eye) scanner?
posted on Oct 14, 2013, 6:31 AM 8
7. Raihanpatel111 unregistered
Nice thought man.... But I think finger-print scanner is enough for smart phone....
posted on Oct 14, 2013, 6:55 AM 0
8. taikucing unregistered
but apple always claim they are the first
posted on Oct 14, 2013, 7:12 AM 2
10. DONUT
Posts: 436; Member since: Jun 27, 2013
the first slide is very similar to LG's Guest Mode. however, considering how fingerprint scanners are easily "hacked" (granted not many ppl would go through the trouble), personally i think LG's Guest Mode is better
posted on Oct 14, 2013, 7:54 AM 2
12. jad.boutary
Posts: 107; Member since: Sep 04, 2013
I like the switch off setting hope they will do it.. maybe i will ask some developers at xda to do it
