Hello,
During calls the fingerprint sensor on my Redmi Note 4 (bought it from China) unlocks phone with ANY finger coming near to it. This is too frustrating since in the activated screen I press the "call hold" button with my cheek and the call pauses. I have tried to remove all registered fingerprints, use another person's fingerprints, turn on/off "screen lock" option in the menu but nothing stops the finger from activating the screen.
Any help would be appreciated!
lefman said:
Hello,
During calls the fingerprint sensor on my Redmi Note 4 (bought it from China) unlocks phone with ANY finger coming near to it. This is too frustrating since in the activated screen I press the "call hold" button with my cheek and the call pauses. I have tried to remove all registered fingerprints, use another person's fingerprints, turn on/off "screen lock" option in the menu but nothing stops the finger from activating the screen.
Any help would be appreciated!
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It isn't unlocking the device. It's just responding to the touch input. You can't do anything about it
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Did a search and didn't find anything related.
So, I have always used the Fingerprint Scanner to unlock my phone.
The process goes (as i'm sure you're all very familiar)
1. Press the Rear Power Button/FP Scanner to wake the phone
2. Swipe my Finger Downward and the phone unlocks
What happens as of late is I press the power button to wake the phone
and then w/o swiping my phone begins to vibrate and the screen informs me that I'm swipping my finger too fast over and over again with continuous vibration. It will still read my FP but it sometimes takes a couple of tries.as it already thinks i've put it in.
Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions for a fix?
This is my 1st phone with fingerprint scanner so excuse me if I sound like a noob.
How exactly do you use the fingerprint scanner?
1) When the screen is completely off, do you have to press (click) and hold the power button to unlock the phone?
2) If you wake the phone to the lock screen (such as double tab on the screen), you simply tab the power button to unlock it right?
If that's the case, that's kind of a bummer since I was expecting to simply tab the power button to unlock the phone (even when the screen is off).
Click Button & Release (to turn screen on) but keep finger touching the button. Sometimes a double tap might be necessary. Even with my Otterbox Case it works 100%.
Double0EK said:
Click Button & Release (to turn screen on) but keep finger touching the button. Sometimes a double tap might be necessary. Even with my Otterbox Case it works 100%.
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I have the AT&T LG V10, it's wrapped in a Obliq case.
The FPS works 100% when the screen is completely off (by clicking and holding the power button).
However, it never works when I tried to unlock at the lock screen (by tapping the power button when the lock screen is on). The only way I can get it to work is to peel off the side of the case, and make contact with the steel frame.
It's really strange how I don't need to make contract with the steel frame for a complete unlock (when phone screen is off), but I am required to make contact when the lock screen is on.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
I never press the power button..simply double tap the screen while placing my finger on the power button， Just to save the button from wear and tear.
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EnIXmA said:
I never press the power button..simply double tap the screen while placing my finger on the power button， Just to save the button from wear and tear.
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Never thunk of that...I have 2 fingers setup one for each hand depending on which hand I'm holding my phone!!!☎??
dzlove98 said:
I have the AT&T LG V10, it's wrapped in a Obliq case.
The FPS works 100% when the screen is completely off (by clicking and holding the power button).
However, it never works when I tried to unlock at the lock screen (by tapping the power button when the lock screen is on). The only way I can get it to work is to peel off the side of the case, and make contact with the steel frame.
It's really strange how I don't need to make contract with the steel frame for a complete unlock (when phone screen is off), but I am required to make contact when the lock screen is on.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
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Wow. Didn't realize my situation was the same until I read your post. Basically, case on = fingerprint scanner didn't work, case off = scanner works great. But I was always pressing the power button once, releasing, then attempting to activate the fingerprint scanner. Just tried doing it in one step as you described and - it worked!
Not a complete solution, but certainly makes some things easier.
I wonder if the folks on the 'fingerprint reader not working with case' thread know about this.
Verizon V10 btw.
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I came to Samsung from HTC and one of the inconveniences I am having with the s9+ is turning the screen off. Of course I can turn screen off with the power button, but I prefer to turn off by a double press or a long press. Since I could not find a way of doing those I tried to use an app to turn screen off. The app works well in turning off screen, but the problem is after turning screen off, I cannot unlock the phone with the fingerprint scanner or any of the other unlocking sensors. I can only unlock with PIN if I turn off screen with the app. This is the app that I have been using. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&hl=en
Appreciate if anyone can help me find a way around for this problem of fingerprint and other sensors not working after screen off with an app.
It's a security measure.. I suggest using this:
http://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.app.softkeypanel
There's a lock button that won't disable the finger print and stuff. Hope this helps
I use an app named screen off. It puts a button on your home screen to shut it off. Then just double tap the home button to turn it back on.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
chickenbb said:
It's a security measure.. I suggest using this:
http://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.app.softkeypanel
There's a lock button that won't disable the finger print and stuff. Hope this helps
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Thanks. I tried that and it works without disabling the fingerprint and other sensors. Only thing is it takes two touches to turn off the screen.
Take a look at Lock Screen Pro, it has an option in its settings that will allow fingerprint and iris scanner to work after locking with an app symbol you added to your homescreen. If you use bxActions you can also lock your device with the bixby button!
Use Nova Launcher, better than Touchwiz and has a setting built in for double tap screen off, no problems here with finger print sensor. No need for secondary app.
Long-press on home button
Try a long-press on the home button. A long-press turns on and off the Samsung S9+.
I knew of its function to light the screen, but was unaware that it would close the display.
Greenify is installed on my phone, and a message appears, stating that Greenify is still working, and that I can press the power button, if I want to stop it, then the screen is off.
Hi,
I have a Galaxy Note 4 and the proximity sensor in on the blink. I don't want to go about messing with the hardware. Can I use Tasker to bring the screen on during a call if the home button is pressed? That would at least allow me to interact with the screen during calls.
Thanks,
Brian
Verizon S21 Ultra
Been having this problem since I got the phone. Did a hard reset, no help.
WIFI calling disabled. Press Side Key to end calls is disabled.
Under Motions and Gestures: Lift to Wake, Keep screen on while viewing: enabled. Screen timeout 1 minute. Accidental touch protection enabled. Touch sensitivity disabled
So I will be on a call and after a few minutes I pull the phone away from my ear to hang up. But the screen is black.
I have to hit the side button to get the screen to reappear.
Please help!
Anyone have thoughts here?