The fingerprint scanner on my Samsung Galaxy Alpha is not working. In a very weird way.
When the phone is locked, the fingerprint scanner is completely unresponsive to any attempt to unlock the phone. It does not acknowledge attempts in any way. Fine, so I unlock the phone with a password.
Then I go into lock screen settings to try to change the unlock settings, so that it unlocks with a PIN instead. On this screen, however, the touchscreen itself is totally nonresponsive. Not even the "back" arrow works; I have to use the button at the bottom. The touchscreen works 100% of the time everywhere else, except when I try to change lock screen settings.
When the phone is locked, the fingerprint scanner is completely unresponsive to any attempt to unlock the phone. It does not acknowledge attempts in any way. Fine, so I unlock the phone with a password.
Then I go into lock screen settings to try to change the unlock settings, so that it unlocks with a PIN instead. On this screen, however, the touchscreen itself is totally nonresponsive. Not even the "back" arrow works; I have to use the button at the bottom. The touchscreen works 100% of the time everywhere else, except when I try to change lock screen settings.