Hello! I would like to know a thing or two about about android's fingerprint sensors. Apparently I am planning to create a mobile finger print scanner and it seems that hardware wise an android phone with fingerprint scanner has everything I need. Heads-up I'm a newbie in android dev and currently do not have any app developed.
I have done some reaseach and it seems that Android M has already APIs for fingerprint. But the articles I have seen only talks about authenticating the phone's user. Nothing about using it for different purpose.
So here are my questions:
1. Can I use and access the fingerprint sensor of android phones to scan fingerprint of different users?
2. Would I be able to develop in an unrooted Galaxy S6 Edge?
3. Are the implemetation of the sensors the same for every device?
Hoping for replies..
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I already use DataDefender from Authentec. I was just curious if anyone else knows of any apps that use the fingerprint reader.
There was much discussion about this when the Atrix first came out. What I gather is that Moto has an API for accessing the hardware, but devs aren't interested in implementing it for a single phone. Personally I would love lastpass to use a finger swipe instead of having to type my master password all the time.
Authentec recently released the SDK for the fingerprint reader, doesn't mean anything will come of it but it is out there at least. Possibly some dev team could work something into a ROM or at least 3rd party app. Here's to wishful thinking!
Unfortunately, the SDK is pretty limited. I was really hoping there might be some more data out there than what Authentec published. There wasn't any data about the enrollment process, which doesn't bode well for an AOSP based ROM (like CyanogenMod).
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Unfortunately, the SDK is pretty limited. I was really hoping there might be some more data out there than what Authentec published. There wasn't any data about the enrollment process, which doesn't bode well for an AOSP based ROM (like CyanogenMod).
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It's a shame, it's one of the great features of this phone. I hope the atrix dev team figures it out for CM7.
Hey Folks,
I have found list of top 5 Figerprint Apps for Android but I am not sure about that these are really works or not.
Try them and don't forget to share your views.
Thanks
Ehsan Mahmood said:
Hey Folks,
I have found list of top 5 Figerprint Apps for Android but I am not sure about that these are really works or not.
Try them and don't forget to share your views.
Thanks
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1 is for custom screen lock.
2 is for locking specific apps.
3, 4, and 5 are not FP readers and don't scan anything.
Hi All,
I was playing around with the REST API from face.com to do facial recognition for a website. As this API will be closed down in a couple of days I have to figure out a different way to do it and wish to combine this with my baby steps as a android programmer.
Face detection is not that big of a deal anymore, plenty of tutorials around as it is a hot topic. But face recognition is a different matter. I normally prefer the open-source route for my projects, thus using opencv. This time I would also like to explore the hardware capabilities of the mobile platform in general and the S3 in particular.
- Is there or will there be a Samsung SDK? I only found some S-Pen stuff ...
- Has anybody got some good pointers on this matter specifically for the S3?
Thanks in advance!
I am very excited to have access to bio-metric security on my new phone. However, for those of us in the U.S., there is one security exception that you should consider.
While its generally understood that no one, by law, may compel you to reveal a password; fingerprints themselves are NOT legally protected by the 5th amendment. There is precedence set that interprets the legal right for law enforcement to collect blood and DNA samples as evidence clearly extending to fingerprints.
If you want to fact check that, just google 'forced to fingerprint unlock' and you can pick from sources you trust the most:good:
Therefore, I want to know what XDA has to say about this. We have the phones now.What can we do?
My idea involved allowing the user to use fingerprints to authorize actions within the OS for speed(Ie Android pay,play-store purchases,access to contacts, etc), however disallowing fingerprint authentication for device unlocking and rely on PIN only. I think that is the best way to balance ease of use and security that a fingerprint reader adds while also avoiding the general lack of control over the authentication method used( fingerprints).
Even Google admits in the documentation, and I quote, "A physical copy of your fingerprint could be used to unlock your phone. You leave fingerprints on many things you touch, including your phone."(https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6285273).
Therefore a third party having control over your fingerprints is admittedly a valid concern. Therefore Nexus imprint is NOT a secure authentication method UNLESS paired with a pin code. I think Two-Factor authentication is required here. We want to make sure that no one has both factors. 1 isn't enough here. They tell us that a PIN is better. Why not a fusion of both? Why cant I do TRUE 2-Factor and do PIN+print unlocks?
My questions to the community are these:
1. Do you really care about this?
2. Is there some sort of built-in way to implement this functionality with Nexus imprint already? I haven't found it yet.
3. Would you be interested in a application or system modification that did this?
It sort of already has a build in workaround. The phone requires pin after boot, so if you are about to be arrested.. shut down the phone.
Also if you use any third party app to lock the device, it needs pin to unlock (e.g. Nova double tap to lock screen).
1. No.
I see imprint as a convenience, not another factor. It improves security for me by allowing me to keep my phone locked with a strong password, without the inconvenience of having to enter it every time I pick up my phone.
A pin/password to unlock and in each app's "App info" settings dialog a switch where you could toggle Imprint/Voice/Face does sound ideal. This way the user is not left hoping the app developer implements these features. My banking app does Face/voice/pin, and I assume they'll eventually add Imprint, but I'd prefer the operating system gave me, the user, this power in much the same way they've given us granular control over some permissions & notification access. This actually seems like the logical next step to Screen Pinning.
There is lots of apps now that support login via fingerprint sensor, but none of them works on z5C
Any chance it start to work on Marshmallow ??
it is great feature, i want to use it
Since Marshmallow will come with Google api that support fingerprint sensor we can presume that it will work on 6.0
I was under the impression that on Android pie Google would allow all biometrics as options to login to apps instead of fingerprint only.
Is anyone successful with this?
I'm guessing no as face recognition isn't very secure.
Having said that I use the fingerprint sensor.
Huawei Mate20 Pro LYA-L09
taniwhatuu said:
I'm guessing no as face recognition isn't very secure.
Having said that I use the fingerprint sensor.
Huawei Mate20 Pro LYA-L09
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This is not the standard face recognition that most android phones use. This is with a dot projector and infrared light like the iPhone X models
I think it requires 3rd party developers to implement. Can't really see this happening as only a few phones have the 3d face scanning built in. I mean I think even Huawei doesn't have any apps that uses this technology i.e vault or secure notes.
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I was under the impression that on Android pie Google would allow all biometrics as options to login to apps instead of fingerprint only.
Is anyone successful with this?
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I haven't tried my banking app yet but google pay uses it.
It is also just as secure as fingerprint and as secure as iphone.
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I think it requires 3rd party developers to implement. Can't really see this happening as only a few phones have the 3d face scanning built in. I mean I think even Huawei doesn't have any apps that uses this technology i.e vault or secure notes.
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It was just my understanding that Google implemented it for Pie the same way as for iOS. The apps for ios is just coded for biometric. No need to specify if it should be faceID or an older touchid phone.
So the apps should just ask for biometric authentication and therefor it should use whatever I has active.
The app developer would need to code it for FaceID, both my banking apps have settings within the app to use fingerprint login, there would be a setting required to provide faceID login likewise. The same also applies to my phone carriers usage meter, they have only just modified it for fingerprint login.
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There is currently no Android standard for face unlock so using it as an identification for banking apps or making payments would be very insecure. Different Android phones currently use different methods to implement face unlock and some of those methods can be bypassed with a photograph.