Tesla responded with a software update that limited the Summon feature to smartphones and required the user to keep
a finger on the phone screen when the car was being summoned.
Players score points in various ways, including capturing the Pokemon characters with a flick of
a finger on their phone screen.
Not exact matches
Take your
phone, open the drone app and use your
finger to draw a customized flight route
on your
screen.
There's also a special flight plan mode where the drone flies along a path that you draw
on your
phone screen with your
finger!
Movements with our
fingers across a flat
screen have come to replace pressing buttons and keys
on everything from ATMs to
phones, and researchers now are working
on the next frontier: adding tactile feedback to help enhance the feeling that users are interacting directly with the technology.
A light layer of insulation helps keep your
fingers toasty while the wicking fabric sucks up sweat, and the touch -
screen - capable fingertips let you control your
phone on - the - go.
Depending
on the version, the devices offer functions such as Bluetooth audio streaming (with a smart
phone, including cover display and touchscreen control), a proximity sensor (other menu details are shown when hand approaches the
screen), two -
finger map zooming in navigation mode (like
on a smart
phone) and interfacing of the mobile
phone to the vehicle's exterior antenna by inductive coupling.
The
phone runs
on a new version of the BlackBerry operating system and works much like an iPhone, letting users swipe through
screens and expand images with their
fingers, these people say.
The video below notes the features of the two devices, with the home
screen contacts; data usage
on the
phones;
on - board games; qwerty keyboard for bigger
fingers, with auto - complete; push email capabilities and musical aspects of the 201.
BlackBerry says that how oily residue from
fingers left
on phone screens can be used to steal passwords and other sensitive information.
Amazon, which is based in Seattle, said Tuesday that the Android Kindle software offers the ability to switch font sizes and, with a tap or the flick of a
finger on the
phone's
screen, go to the next page in a book.
Place two
fingers on the
screen, and tilting the
phone back and forth with cause the view to zoom in and out.
Even with large hands, we weren't able to curl our
fingers and grip the
phone as tightly as we wished while selecting items
on the far left side of the
screen, which made it feel a little precarious.
In fact, you can even just force - pull the
phone out by anchoring your thumb
on the
screen and then gripping the
phone with the tips of your
fingers — this is, ahem, handy for when you want to extract the
phone while keeping the tablet in your bag.
a
phone) this probably wouldn't happen as I'd be forced to really be careful with my
finger tips, or if it was bigger I'd be ok as there would be more room
on the display, but the PlayBook is just big enough where you're very quickly working
on the
screen but then if not paying attention can run your
fingers off it onto the those touch - sensitive edges.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 ships with Android 4.4.2 KitKat featuring Samsung's TouchWiz skin, immersive mode for viewing full -
screen content without any distractions., Samsung's S Health fitness app has been refreshed which now lets you measure your heart rate by simply placing your
finger on a monitor next to the
phone's rear LED flash.
This is beyond retarded, there's no person alive in 2017 with a top
phone like these ones that can touch with their
finger a button to photograph and record a video but at the same time can't touch another button or simply anywhere
on the
screen to activate an essential function.
You have to float your
fingers just above them, just as you would a software keyboard
on the
screen of your
phone, or the Yoga Book itself.
Some iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners are reporting that the touch
screens on their
phones aren't registering their
fingers» touch anymore, according to the tech teardown and repair site iFixit.
The larger surface area makes it easier to authenticate, and while the quoted 0.7 ms time isn't as quick as traditional fingerprint sensors, the ability to just place your
finger on your
phone's
screen and unlock it is demonstrably cool.
You're still going to have to stretch your
fingers to touch the corners of the
screen furthest from your grip — navigating Google Maps
on the go, for example, can be a cumbersome affair — so if you've been hesitant to buy into big -
screen phones your best option is the smaller Galaxy S9.
It's nice that
phone makers are working to integrate the fingerprint reader into the
screen, but what happens when you have crumb, sweat or grease
on your
fingers?
When you want to put your
phone to sleep, just place your
finger on the fingerprint scanner, and the
screen will turn off.
With the Apex FullView concept
phone, the latest feature allows users to place their
fingers anywhere
on the bottom half of the
screen to unlock the handset.
There are gestures like flipping the
phone on its face to mute an incoming
phone call, or to take a screenshot by swiping the
screen with three
fingers.
This presents a problem when you simply want to check the time or a notification
on the lock
screen and may force you to use an unauthorized
finger or press the power button to do so without unlocking the
phone.
Though I still wish it would be an actual home button instead of just a sensor, it can be used to sleep the
screen by placing your
finger on it while the
phone is
on.
Our eyes nearly jumped out of our heads when we first saw Vivo's prototype
phone that unlocks when you place your
finger right
on the
screen.
Placing a
finger on the fingerprint scanner does click a picture (works for both rear and front camera), so positioning the
phone and clicking a selfie one - handed is more comfortable than compared to a thumb - initiated click
on the
screen.
The cursor can tap or long - press any element
on the
screen, and it can even be used to navigate your
phone's UI, so you can control your entire device without having to lift a
finger.
Just a Line is simple to use and only requires the user to draw with their
finger on the
phone's
screen.
«You can start your PowerPoint presentation, advance the slides, see your speaker notes, and control an
on -
screen laser pointer with a touch of your
finger — all from your
phone.
Given the larger display and more
screen real estate of an external monitor, Excel doesn't need to show large cells that are typically displayed
on the
phone for a
finger - friendly UI.
It's an advancement of the technology we witnessed
on the Vivo X20 Plus UD - the first
phone to feature an in - display scanner - although you had to place your
finger on one particular spot towards the bottom of the
screen.
Looks gash and also I'd like to hold the
phone without my
fingers being
on the
screen.
Better
screen, way better settings page and shortcuts, way better
finger print scanner, my
phone used to heat up after some time
on gaming or just normal use, well that's gone now.
The navigation dock can work instead of, or in addition to, the
phone's
on -
screen navigation keys, so users can move the cursor around with their
fingers.
Gestures are supported, allowing you to double tap the
phone to wake it, draw
on the
screen to launch different apps, and use a three -
finger swipe to take a screenshot.
I'm not a fan of the stock Android settings menu
on this
phone, which forces you to drag down with two
fingers to adjust the
screen brightness and use one to see notifications.
For starters, using a
phone of this size is helped a bit by a one hand interface that can be moved around by holding a
finger down
on the
screen and tilting the
phone left or right.
However, in creating the massive
screen on the front of the Galaxy S8, Samsung has moved the fingerprint scanner to the rear of the
phone — and placed it out of the reach of most
fingers when holding your
phone naturally.
The sensor is always active so you can put your
finger on the fingerprint sensor when the
phone is sleeping and immediately unlock to the home
screen.
Go to Settings > Gestures then you then activate the ability to flip the
phone over
on its face to mute a call, swipe with three
fingers to take a screenshot, double tap to wake the
phone or draw II
on the lock
screen with two
fingers to play or pause music.
The sensor will show up
on the
screen as a virtual home button, where you will just need to place your
finger, or thumb, whichever you have assigned, to unlock the
phone and authorise payments.
A three -
finger pinch quickly takes a screenshot, while a strong shake of the
phone while idling
on the lock
screen activates the flashlight.
If I can place my
finger on a
screen, have it properly register the biometrics, and unlock my
phone, I'll be more than happy.
It's a single touch scanner which means you can unlock your
phone from
screen off and locked just by placing your
finger on it.
Each
phone also touts what Microsoft bills as its Glance
Screen Technology, which pops up with notifications ranging from emails to texts and the time, all without laying a
finger on the device.
It feels like the
phone has a decent digitizer under the
screen as response felt good with no lag after my touch, and it seemed pretty accurate when using multi-touch points so using two or even three
fingers on screen doesn't seem to be a problem.