Gave up on fingerprint system

[I800C0LLECT]

I had to show my wife to tap her finger from different angles when setting up. Now it never fails for her. I never had an issue though

 

[Richard Servello]

No issues at all.

 

[andrew_ackley]

Have others had trouble with the finger print system? I found moderately unreliable. Once when it did not work, it locked up my phone for a while. That would have been a big problem in an emergency. So I deleted it.

I've maybe had it not read my finger 2 times since release day. You must have a faulty unit.

 

[matty032]

Works almost perfect for me.

 

[88horizon5speed]

I have to say that it works perfect for me also. I added both pointer fingers so I can quickly grab and unlock my phone with either hand. It only has trouble if I washed my hands and my fingers are damp. In which case it unlocks through my face

 

[Jeremy8000]

Thanks for the feedback. A while back when I got fingerprinted for a license, they had trouble getting good (digital) prints from me. So it may be that I just don't have very prominent finger prints. I may give it another try with Jeremy's suggestion.

If that doesn't work, and if the failure is pretty consistent (something you can replicate pretty quickly rather than just once in a while), maybe try having a friend or family member set up a fingerprint and see if they are able to replicate the problem. If they can, it's likely a faulty sensor; if not, it may be some characteristic of your fingers.

 

[cydewaze]

Not only does my sensor work great, it'll even read my print through a ziplock bag. Far superior to the sensor on my S5, which I was constantly having to reprogram.

 

[Aquila]

Agree with retraining it at different angles and using 2-3 attempts with the same finger and then 2-3 with that finger on the other hand.

 

[bonnie100th]

100% accurate, great feature!

 

[billykac]

The FP reader on Pixel is the best I've seen.With that said, the horrible dry skin on my hands sometimes thwarts the reader's best attempts. I treat the skin on my hands, but I don't think they reliably present a recognizable pattern to read.