Improving Fingerprint Scanner Accuracy

[dudeman702]

Apologies ahead if I missed this thread. Hoping to help somebody out with this.
I've found that if you register the same Fingerprint more than once under settings, in maybe a slightly different position each time, the accuracy of the scanner goes up significantly. I've registered my left thumb 3 times and my right thumb once, and every time I try to unlock my phone with my right thumb, it doesn't let me do so 50% of the time, but the accuracy with my left thumb is around a 90%

Hope this works for you, if you've had any issue with the scanner like I have.

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[ccpopham]

When you record your fingerprint, move it all over, side to side and up and down. That way no matter what angle you place your fingerprint, you will rarely get a bad read.

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[dudeman702]

When you record your fingerprint, move it all over, side to side and up and down. That way no matter what angle you place your fingerprint, you will rarely get a bad read.

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I tried everything, for some reason, I just wouldn't get a good read, I just did what you suggested, but in 3 different tries, since I won't be using those other Fingerprint slots for any other finger.

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[pdqgp]

Stop biting your fingers

 

[dpham00]

You need to scan it in the same orientation as you use the phone to unlock the phone

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[dudeman702]

You need to scan it in the same orientation as you use the phone to unlock the phone

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I have done that, still finding it not as accurate as registering the same fingerprint multiple times.

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[drew_sf]

You need to scan it in the same orientation as you use the phone to unlock the phone

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I don't think so. Mine scans fine in any orientation.

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[erasat]

I have my 2 thumbs for one hand usage on each hand, and my right index finger for when I have the phone on my left hand.

So just register 1 finger at a time in all positions that you may think of, vertical, horizontal, at angles, full, partial, you name it. Doing this you will have 3 fingers/slots used of the 4 available, for the 4th I use both thumbs, you may use different fingers for the same slot registration, so in this one I use even more rare angles for both thumbs, that way I can say that I have a 98% success rate using the fingerprint.

So there you have it, yes, you may use more than 1 finger per slot, so in theory you may use up to 8 fingerprints to unlock your device.

 

[dudeman702]

I have my 2 thumbs for one hand usage on each hand, and my right index finger for when I have the phone on my left hand.

So just register 1 finger at a time in all positions that you may think of, vertical, horizontal, at angles, full, partial, you name it. Doing this you will have 3 fingers/slots used of the 4 available, for the 4th I use both thumbs, you may use different fingers for the same slot registration, so in this one i use even more rare angles for both thumbs, that way I can say that I have a 98% success rate using the fingerprint.

So there you have it, yes, you may use more than 1 finger per slot, so in theory you may use up to 8 fingerprints to unlock your device.

Thats what I've been doing, angling the same finger differently in separate slots and I find it to be way more accurate.

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[dpham00]

I have done that, still finding it not as accurate as registering the same fingerprint multiple times.

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Yeah... I do both. Like when used in my desk, I register my thumb in the exact orientation that I normally use it as one fingerprint. Then when holding it in my hand, I register it as another fingerprint, and so on

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