News & Reviews:   biometric

At the moment, there are two best ways to unlock your phone - using a fingerprint scanner or face recognition. Both are easy and quick, and there seem to be no other ways, but it seems that a team of researchers from Kyushu University and the University of Tokyo in Japan just brought a breath of fresh ideas to the table (pun intended).

It seems that a report by Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated that Apple’s upcoming mix-reality headset will come equipped with up to 15 camera sensors, as well as an “innovative biometric” technology. Of the 15 sensors, 8 of them will be used for augmented reality video experience, 1 for detecting the environment as well as the objects around the headset, and the remaining 6 will be used for biometrics.

Based on a recent patent courtesy of patentlymobile.com. Samsung has filed a patent for an under display fingerprint sensor using ultrasonic technology. Based on the patent, the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is expected to cover the bottom half of the screens which means the user can unlock their device by placing their finger anywhere in the biometric sensor zone as showcased in the image.