For decades, manufacturers have struggled to find ways to make their devices more secure without making them more costly or inconvenient. After all, if it was too expensive no one would pay for it, ...

One of the first questions people asked when that pink Pixel 9 unit made its way online had to do with the fingerprint sensor. Has Google switched to an ultrasonic reader, or is it sticking with the ...

Google is reportedly gearing up for an earlier Pixel 9a release in 2025 and, ahead of that, a new report reveals more details about the device including an unchanged $499 price and the full specs. A ...

If you’ve kept up to date with upcoming smartphone launches, you would notice how many of the high end devices were recently confirmed to launch with ultrasonic fingerprint scanners. But what makes it ...

Android 15 is the latest version of Android you'll find on retail devices, but Google is already running a public test of Android 16. The second developer preview has just been released with a raft of ...

The upcoming Ultra flagship from Xiaomi, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, may finally adopt an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. However, it might not be on par with the wide-area ultrasonic solutions that Vivo is ...

Not all fingerprint sensors are alike. Last year's Pixel 9 series represented a big step up for biometrics on Google's phones, being the company's first to use ultrasonic sensors rather than the older ...

Fingerprint sensors had existed well before the iPhone, but it was the 5S and its Touch ID system that catapulted the tech into the consumer mainstream. Infamously, Apple axed Touch ID in favor of a ...

Photonic and electro‐optical devices form the backbone of modern optical technologies that underpin applications from high‐speed communications to precision sensing in healthcare and industrial ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Not all fingerprint sensors are alike. Last year's Pixel 9 series represented a big step up for biometrics on Google's phones, ...