Agreed completely. I have an S23 rn, but my previous phone was a mid-tier android with a fingerprint reader on the back. My natural resting grip on my phone would just unlock the thing. It was amazing. My current phone is a clear upgrade in every way except the fingerprint reader. My new one has it in the screen and I fuckin hate it.
Voltage@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Optimal fingerprint reader placement is on the back of the phone. You can just pick it up slide your finger on it and boom on to the home screen. Just want to see the time? Just press the power button and see the lockscreen.
SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
davidagain@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I deduce that your phone never randomly locks while you’re using it as a satnav. Lucky you.
Maalus@lemmy.world 5 days ago
My under the screen fingerprint sensor allows me to take out my phone from my pocket already unlocked. No button presses, no fiddling with finger placement on the back, it just works and is fastest.
ikidd@lemmy.world 5 days ago
IDK how you manage that since there’s no tactile feedback to know when your finger is in the right spot on the screen. I have to be very precise with mine so I have to look at it every time.
Maalus@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I don’t. I just pull it out of my pocket roughly in the middle by pinching with my pointing finger and thumb. Get an unlocked phone each time I get it out.
ikidd@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Must be a much better reader than on my Pixel6. Not very fucking impressed with that one.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I’m mixed on this. I have had the S9 for 6ish years, since launch. I love that it’s on the back. except having to pick it up to unlock it lol. so 80% of the time it’s amazing, which I guess is good enough.
also, pro tip, add multiple finger prints, both thumbs, and index, etc. so you can unlock it in multiple grips and don’t need a single finger available to get in.