The truth behind the In display fingerprint scanner?!
Credits third party image website An increasing number of phones feature in-display fingerprint reader. But how do they work and how is the tech evolving? Although the iPhone has moved to Face ID on new models, all of the big Android phones offer fingerprint ID as the main biometric entry point to your phone – even if they also hedge their bets in terms of supporting improved facial recognition as well. Huawei and Oppo/OnePlus were first to seriously incorporate fingerprint sensors under the screen and they remain some of the key advocates. Let's look at the technologies involved in bringing under-display fingerprint readers to our phones. History Let’s begin from the beginning when it all started. Diving into the history of fingerprint readers on Mobile devices takes us to the ‘ Pantech GI100 ’, launched back in 2004. This device was equipped with a fingerprint reader, the first of its kind. The next devices following the trend ‘ G900 and G500 ’ cam...