Samsung Galaxy Note8 to miss on under-glass fingerprint scanner

08 June 2017
Samsung has technical difficulties and might not solve them until the launch.

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  • Pachito
  • YcE
  • 30 Jun 2017

Make sure this is the best phone
Samsung make we wait to coming out

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    • Celtic InV1ncibles
    • am0
    • 10 Jun 2017

    lacp, 09 Jun 2017The sales of the Galaxy S8/S8+ have been a sucess, you are ... moreCorrect, I have the GS8 and love it.

    Will go down as one of THE best selling Galaxy S devices. Pure innovation with the 'Infinity display'.

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      • Chopsticks
      • am0
      • 10 Jun 2017

      I was/am a fan of the under the display fingerprint scanner until I mused what if you dropped the device and cracked the screen. Would the scanner still work?

      If not maybe best Samsung place it in a more convenient position on the back of the phone or come up with an alternative.

        PLAYER SLAYER, 10 Jun 2017Easy fix for your problems, just tell the scanner to turn b... moreNo longer a fast option to using fingeprint if you need to manually disable and enable it.

          SmartKid, 08 Jun 2017You seems sooo smart, Samsung should hire someone like you.Appreciate the sarcasm, 'Smart' Kid

            Polius, 08 Jun 2017If it disabled after unlocked then how would you use it for... moreEasy fix for your problems, just tell the scanner to turn back on when you need it.

              AnonD-509203, 08 Jun 2017Since it is a note series phone, Samsung may let you take n... moreThough you wouldn't unlock the phone while taking notes, nor would you even though the screen with your finger, since to get to the note-taking screen, you need to take out the S-Pen, first.

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                • AnonD-448221
                • pqj
                • 09 Jun 2017

                Utter disaster! They are out of their mind! An unsusable fingerprint reader??? How dare they???? Unbelievable!!!

                  Aint killing anyone if it is on the back. Give us something more interesting for God sake Samsung

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                    • Anonymous
                    • uJD
                    • 09 Jun 2017

                    Anonymous, 09 Jun 2017Actually this is a simple programming problem.. Nothing to ... moreFoolish programmer. Most likely a kid begging on XDA forums.

                    A true programmer will never state his man-hours, without knowing the problem first hand.

                      Anonymous, 09 Jun 2017Actually this is a simple programming problem.. Nothing to ... moreWhy dont you tell us. We all here are tech geek. Lets see your solutions. Elaborate on it please. We all want to know.

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                        • AnonD-671348
                        • tZ4
                        • 09 Jun 2017

                        No under glass ..i no buy..i buy iphone 8..user changes to iphone..

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vx6
                          • 09 Jun 2017

                          Anonymous, 08 Jun 2017S8+ w pen confirmed. Time to milk some more...SO name is not (Samsung Galaxy Note8) it will be (Samsung Galaxy S8+Pen)

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                            • Anonymous
                            • IV8
                            • 09 Jun 2017

                            Polius, 08 Jun 2017If it disabled after unlocked then how would you use it for... moreActually this is a simple programming problem.. Nothing to do with hardware.. As a programmer I reckon I could conjure up the solution in 3 hours LOL.. But then I'm not working for Samsung so good luck to Samsung programmers.. If you fail to program it just provide the hardware and disable it and then let the other creative genius programmers at XDA to enable it and put it to use LOL

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                              • Anonymous
                              • KSE
                              • 09 Jun 2017

                              AnonD-640318, 08 Jun 2017I'm no tech expert and have no technical knowledge about se... moreSamsung use CrucialTech as shown in the report, which only recently is doing the embedded fingerprint tech.

                              Apple have it long time ago in patents.. so not suprising they should have R & D very long already.

                              So if Note do not have is ok. But if iPhone do not have, it is major shame!

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                                • lacp
                                • ncG
                                • 09 Jun 2017

                                Assasin , 08 Jun 2017I have been waiting for this phone for so long..first the n... moreThe sales of the Galaxy S8/S8+ have been a sucess, you are completely wrong.

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                                  • AnonD-674238
                                  • Ej9
                                  • 09 Jun 2017

                                  Assasin , 08 Jun 2017I have been waiting for this phone for so long..first the n... moremove to either Huawei or ZTE(btw check out the ZTE Nubia Z17)

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • AIA
                                    • 09 Jun 2017

                                    wew, 09 Jun 2017How about using the 3d touch feature did to apple's screen?... moreThis method will result in many smashed phones

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • AIA
                                      • 09 Jun 2017

                                      How about tapping the home three times to activate fingerprint capture or a long press using flat thumb or using voice and bixby or hammering the screen or a long slow lick the screen, that would set new standards.

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                                        • wew
                                        • UD{
                                        • 09 Jun 2017

                                        How about using the 3d touch feature did to apple's screen? pressing it with force to unlock/unlock the device? and then once coded, add some more features unto it like disabling the fingerprint scanner(w/ 3d touch) once phone is in use to avoid unnecessary fingerprint scanning, well, at least it will lessen the problem. kind a help though.