S7 Fingerprint, Worth It?

[Mike Soda]

I want to setup the fingerprint scanner on my Samsung Galaxy S7 for the phone itself, my bank's app & anything else I can. Ever since the day I got this phone though & saw someone else having theirs serviced because it wasn't recognizing their fingerprint, I've been too worried to try it.

• Is it really that bad or what?
• Is there a decent chance that some apps such as my bank's won't play well or is it more fool-proof than passwords?
• On Android Central, they said to grab 2 pics of my thumb going across the censor diagonally. Are they implying I slide it across or just press it down in that way?
• Also, will only that particular thumb & not any other finger of mine work to unlock the phone?
• Can a cut or callus inhibit the censors success rate?

[Kobathor]

I think you're making it more complicated than it needs to be.

 

If you want it to recognize your finger or thumb the best, Android Central says to scan your finger parallel with the sensor. Scan long strips parallel, then take some perpendicular. 

Honestly, a fingerprint isn't as secure as a password or even a PIN, since somebody could theoretically lift your fingerprint off of something you've touched and unlock your phone. I've never seen this happen on any measurable scale, but institutions like governments and the police could get into your phone more easily if they had the fingerprint option.

 

My dad's S7 has no issues recognizing his fingerprint. It's a fast sensor and shouldn't miss it often.

[Ryujin2003]

I've had an S7 since they came out. I've been using my finger print the whole time, and have never had any issues.

[Daniel644]

I got tired of the phone opening apps in my pocket, switched to fingerprint, it can be annoying sometimes, other times it's great, still better then typing in an unlock code.

[Silentprototipe]

Just do it, My S7 Active's fingerprint sensor is still rocking fine after some abuse 

[Mike Soda]

47 minutes ago, Kobathor said:

I think you're making it more complicated than it needs to be.

 

If you want it to recognize your finger or thumb the best, Android Central says to scan your finger parallel with the sensor. Scan long strips parallel, then take some perpendicular. 

Honestly, a fingerprint isn't as secure as a password or even a PIN, since somebody could theoretically lift your fingerprint off of something you've touched and unlock your phone. I've never seen this happen on any measurable scale, but institutions like governments and the police could get into your phone more easily if they had the fingerprint option.

 

My dad's S7 has no issues recognizing his fingerprint. It's a fast sensor and shouldn't miss it often.

 

38 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

I've had an S7 since they came out. I've been using my finger print the whole time, and have never had any issues.

 

32 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

I got tired of the phone opening apps in my pocket, switched to fingerprint, it can be annoying sometimes, other times it's great, still better then typing in an unlock code.

 

26 minutes ago, silentprototipe said:

Just do it, My S7 Active's fingerprint sensor is still rocking fine after some abuse 

Thank you all I'll go ahead & enable it because I'm sure the government already knows about everything on my phone. My main concern is just if some random joe druggie stole my device now that I manage my bank account from it.