Truth be told,
fingerprint swipe gestures are actually nothing new.
Not exact matches
Its front side
fingerprint sensor works with
gesture swipes, which enables it to effectively replace the Android control keys.
In a recent work, he captured iPhone
swipes with magnetic
fingerprinting ink often used by police; he then printed the resulting
gestures onto kites.
Also, the sensor is not solely a
fingerprint scanner, but it also supports
swipe gestures.
Like the Mate 7 from last year, the
fingerprint sensor can be used to unlock your phone with a single tap, even when the display is switched off, while it also comes with a range of
gestures including the ability to take a selfie or answer a call with a single tap, access your notifications by
swiping down on the sensor and clear all notifications with a double click and slide through pictures in the gallery by
swiping the sensor.
The Honor 6X's
fingerprint sensor also supports
swipe gestures;
swiping left and right flips through pics in a photo album, for instance, while a series of taps snoozes alarms and places calls.
You can even use
fingerprint gestures to pull down the notification drawer with a
swipe on the sensor, which is handy for such a large phone.
You can also turn on
fingerprint gestures on the device, so you can bring down the full notification drawer with two
swipes.
Like other Huawei products, the MediaPad M3 comes with a
fingerprint sensor that also supports
gestures, including the ability to go back a step,
swipe between apps, and launch your recent apps.
However if you were hoping LG would mimic the Pixel's
swipe - down shortcut on the
fingerprint scanner for quick notification shade access, you'll be disappointed — the
gesture isn't enabled on the G6.
Moving it from the front of the phone to the back was smart — it allowed OnePlus to introduce convenient new
fingerprint gestures, including a
swipe - down
gesture that pulls up the notification panel and a long - press motion that snaps a picture.
Additionally, third - party app developers can now use an API to monitor the
fingerprint scanner for
swipes (both vertical and horizontal) to create even more
gestures.
This feature has since been added to Nexus devices, but Google's taking the
fingerprint -
swipe gesture to a whole new level in Android Oreo.
You will need to scratch the surface a bit to see a rather rich feature set, which includes support for
gestures and the ability to access select apps by
swiping across the
fingerprint scanner (the apps «peep» in from the edges of the phone).
You can even make
gestures on the
fingerprint reader to perform actions, such as
swiping down to open the notification tray or
swiping left and right to browse through photos when using Huawei's gallery app.
You use
fingerprint tap and
swipe gestures to navigate the phone: tap on the left - side of the
fingerprint sensor to go back, tap on the right - side to go home, and
swipe left or right on the sensor to open the recents.
Samsung tries to mitigate this with a
fingerprint sensor
gesture that lets you
swipe down to access the notification shade, but just like on the Galaxy S8, the
fingerprint sensor is inconveniently placed next to the camera hardware on the back of the phone.
Setup takes around half a dozen taps per finger, and the
fingerprint sensor also comes with some neat shortcut
gestures, like
swiping down to open the notification shade.
In a recent update,
Fingerprint Quick Action added the Pixel's new «
Swipe for notifications»
gesture.
Up next, «Finger Sensor
Gestures» enables you to
swipe down on your
fingerprint sensor to slide down to the notification shade.
Also, if you want to, you can also disable Android's on - screen buttons and use
swiping gestures on the larger - than - usual
fingerprint sensor instead.
Additionally, if you want to, you can also disable Android's on - screen buttons and use
swiping gestures on the larger - than - usual
fingerprint sensor instead.
The
fingerprint reader on back, has a
gesture in settings, that you can
swipe down for notification bar to appear.
However, unlike the TouchID, the P10's
fingerprint sensor can recognize
gestures, so you can
swipe left to go back,
swipe right to open up your recent apps or do something else entirely depending on how you configure it.
While I love the idea of
fingerprint gestures — tap for home,
swipe right for app list, left for back — I couldn't seem to get the hang of them.
An interesting (and often - infuriating) change was the decision to replace the navigation buttons with a series of
gestures centered around the
fingerprint sensor: a short tap will take you back, while a long press will take you home, a horizontal
swipe will open your recent apps and finally Google Now is opened with a
swipe up.
These include slide
gestures like
swiping down on the
fingerprint sensor brings down the notifications panel while
swiping to the side help change the photos in the gallery.
There are other good features in the Pixels, such as the desktop landscape mode that lets you access apps in landscape mode (rather than just portrait mode), as well as the
fingerprint gestures called Moves that let you
swipe down to see your notifications and even view your settings.
In the Oreo Beta build, the
swipe gesture on the
fingerprint sensor is much improved.
To make this less of a chore, you can enable
fingerprint sensor
gestures, which allows you to
swipe down on the
fingerprint sensor from any screen to pull down your notifications, just like on a Google Pixel.
OxygenOS's support for
fingerprint gestures lets you
swipe down to pull down the notification shade, and long press while inside the camera app to take a photo.
Xiaomi Mi A1 users also complained of problems with Recents apps button, unresponsiveness of camera,
swipe on
fingerprint sensor
gesture not working, unresponsiveness of ambient light sensor, app crashes and Bluetooth automatically turning on for some people.
Other issues include
swipe on
fingerprint sensor
gesture not working, unresponsiveness of ambient light sensor, app crashes and Bluetooth automatically turning on for some users.
Users can choose one of two options: have virtual home buttons take up space on the display while the
fingerprint sensor is dedicated solely to unlocking the device, or use the
fingerprint sensor as all three buttons through
gestures — long tap for home, quick tap for back,
swipe for app list.
It even sports a
fingerprint reader on the front that supports
gestures such as
swipe left to go back, or
swipe right to open recent apps.
It includes features like quick access shortcuts on the lock screen, a theme engine, and the ability to use the View 10's
fingerprint sensor to navigate the screen via
swipe gestures.
Helpful
gestures let you take screenshots by tapping the screen with your knuckle, bring down the notification shade by
swiping down on the
fingerprint scanner, or double - tap the sensor to clear notifications.
They will also end up smudging the camera if they intend to use the
gesture that lets one
swipe down on the
fingerprint sensor to access the notification shade.
There are small enhancements, such as the Google Now widget on the top left of the home screen, the revamped app drawer that you can access by simply
swiping up from the quick access bar, and new
gesture controls that let you open the notifications tray by
swiping down in the
fingerprint sensor in back.
However, with the arrival of Android 7.1.2 Nougat beta 2 — which is rolling out now — users of the nexus 6P will be greeted with support for the much - awaited
fingerprint gesture, which lets one
swipe down on the
fingerprint sensor and see the alerts.
The Nexus 5X, for instance, received Android 7.1.2 earlier this month and it brought the Google Pixel
fingerprint gesture that allows users to
swipe down on the
fingerprint sensor to see notifications.
All you need to go to Settings >
Gestures and
Swipe fingerprint for notifications.
It appears that the likes of Night Light mode and the fancy
fingerprint swipe or
fingerprint gestures will not be making it to Google Nexus 6P, Pixel X or Nexus 5X even with the update to Android 7.1 Nougat.
See, I love Huawei's
fingerprint gestures: in particular, the ability to
swipe down on the sensor to bring down the notification shade.
The
fingerprint sensors were not allowing access to the smartphones, but they were able to
swipe down and get notifications and Moves
gesture was also functional.
I've always thought
fingerprint gestures were pretty neat and I've been a longtime user of Nova Launcher's Swipe Gestures to launch my favorite applications
gestures were pretty neat and I've been a longtime user of Nova Launcher's
Swipe Gestures to launch my favorite applications
Gestures to launch my favorite applications quickly.
Now the
swiping gestures are actually found under the «
Fingerprint ID» settings, while «Smart Key» settings are found under «Smart Assistance».
The
fingerprint sensor on this device may not be usable for mobile payments, but it does still do more than unlock the device thanks to a
swipe gesture that BLU designed for it.
Meanwhile, the best Nexus 5X, 6P, 6 or 9 owners can hope for are relatively timely updates to a watered - down Android 7.1 Nougat build, with highlights including Night Light, Touch / display performance improvements, a
fingerprint swipe down
gesture, Daydream VR mode, manual storage manager, and a bunch of developer features.
While EMUI isn't necessarily my cup of tea it does offer some nice features such as quick access shortcuts on the lock screen, a theme engine, and the ability to use the
fingerprint sensor to navigate via
swipe gestures in place of the on - screen navigation keys.