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Fingerprint Scanner buggy?

Am i the only one having problems with the Fingerprint scanner not working? i mean it works far as detecting my fingerprint but it only ask for my fingerprint once to unlock the device not multiple times after i lock my device

Not multiple times? Not sure I understand?
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
Am i the only one having problems with the Fingerprint scanner not working? i mean it works far as detecting my fingerprint but it only ask for my fingerprint once to unlock the device not multiple times after i lock my device
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Do you mean that once you unlock your device using the fingerprint, and then lock your device, it doesn't ask for the fingerprint again? If so, that's because you need to change the "secured lock time". It's under Settings > Lock screen > Secured Lock Time. Set the timer lower or have it instantly lock whenever the display turns off.

karmuh said:
Do you mean that once you unlock your device using the fingerprint, and then lock your device, it doesn't ask for the fingerprint again? If so, that's because you need to change the "secured lock time". It's under Settings > Lock screen > Secured Lock Time. Set the timer lower or have it instantly lock whenever the display turns off.
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This is what I had to do. It is unfortunate the fingerprint reader only lets you register 3 fingers.

Borii said:
Not multiple times? Not sure I understand?
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Sorry i meant when i lock my device after unlocking it with my fingerprint the device does not require my print again.
karmuh said:
Do you mean that once you unlock your device using the fingerprint, and then lock your device, it doesn't ask for the fingerprint again? If so, that's because you need to change the "secured lock time". It's under Settings > Lock screen > Secured Lock Time. Set the timer lower or have it instantly lock whenever the display turns off.
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Thanks that fixed it. Didn't see that option

It's been my experience so far that the default setting out of the box allows you to unlock the phone for a few minutes without requiring a fingerprint just in case you locked your phone & forgot to one last thing.
Of course, I can see the benefit of setting the time-out for this feature if one has a very suspicious mate or is doing things to warrant a mate to be suspicious.

I'm surprised, the reviews made it seems like fingerprint wasn't reliable but it's great. Even had my girlfriend try it. No GS5 for her.

edditnyc said:
I'm surprised, the reviews made it seems like fingerprint wasn't reliable but it's great. Even had my girlfriend try it. No GS5 for her.
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If you watch some of the video reviews, not all...but some, it looks like they were trying to make it malfunction on purpose to make it look bad.
I still get a bad read every once in awhile, but I'm at probably a 99% success rate. I'm *very* pleased.

Lock Screen Fingerprint Unlock

I have my lock screen set for fingerprint. If the device is shutdown or restarted, the lockscreen asks for a fingerprint. After that if the power button is pressed to shut off and lock the screen, the next time it is turned on the lockscreen asks for just a swipe. It wont ask for a fingerpring again until the system is restarted again. Anyone else have this problem? Solutions?

You have to go into settings and set the power button to lock device. Or you can change the settings to lock device after a certain period of time.
It's under Lockscreen/Secure Lock Settings
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You can also set it to not lock if it's connected to a certain device, like a Bluetooth.
This is a god sent because it's always been a pain to unlock the phone in a car after it's gone to sleep and you are streaming music from it.

Thanks! That was driving me crazy. I knew it was there, but couldn't find it.

I know what you mean! It was confusing the heck out of me in the beginning but then caught on.

How do one wish to switch back to just a simple swipe after choosing fingerprint unlock
The SWIPE option is now greyed out ??

unlock fingerprint Note 5
Hello, by mistakenly i am facing issue of unlocking my Note 5 from fingerprint lock also i don't remember backup password..
dont want to loose my pictures / data, cannot able to unlock it from google sign in, because its Mobile Data and Wifi was on Off Mode...
Now dont know what to do... please help me in step wise !!
Thanks and Best Regards

Switch between fingerprint and pattern/pin

Any method that I can switch from fingerprint to pattern/pin to prevent people using my fingerprint to unlock my phone when I am sleeping and switch it back from pattern/pin to fingerprint after I wake up?

wongcheehong said:
Any method that I can switch from fingerprint to pattern/pin to prevent people using my fingerprint to unlock my phone when I am sleeping and switch it back from pattern/pin to fingerprint after I wake up?
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Hi,
Why? People has same fingerprint as yours?
Fingerprint method is surely more difficult than pattern or pin imo...
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satanas17 said:
Hi,
Why? People has same fingerprint as yours?
Fingerprint method is surely more difficult than pattern or pin imo...
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Well, I think he meant that someone could use HIS finger to unlock the phone when he is sleeping.

wongcheehong said:
Any method that I can switch from fingerprint to pattern/pin to prevent people using my fingerprint to unlock my phone when I am sleeping and switch it back from pattern/pin to fingerprint after I wake up?
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No, sorry.
Using fingerprint sensor is NOT a secure way protect your phone, only a really convenient one. Use a strong pin if you are concerned about your security.
If you still want to use a fingerprint, I recommend you to use only one finger. Chances are, attacker will run out of attemps and lock your device before he finds the right finger. But even this approach can't be considered as safe.

Eremitus said:
Well, I think he meant that someone could use HIS finger to unlock the phone when he is sleeping.
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Hope so... Even if I can't imagine something like that...
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satanas17 said:
Hope so... Even if I can't imagine something like that...
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Actually it is a very common thing in a households. Also more sophisticated attackers can collect your fingerprints and use them to unlock your phone.

Michalko5896 said:
Actually it is a very common thing in a households. Also more sophisticated attackers can collect your fingerprints and use them to unlock your phone.
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Don't think that I'm not concerned by security because it's just the opposite but I'm not estimate myself like being attacked or under siege, if you know what I mean...
That's a exceptional situation, if you are in situations like that, no?
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I think I have a sort of janky solution. You can install and configure a macro on Macrodroid.
Set the trigger to be a time (I set mine to be 12:30 am), and set two actions: first Screen On, then Screen Off.
On my phone this doesn't bring the screen on, but when I turn it on the next time it requires my PIN.
You can make it more complicated/fancy by setting a while loop to wait for 15 or 30 minutes if your screen is on at 12:30 am (ie, you're awake and using your phone), and adding a notification that your PIN is now required because it's late now or something. I also made a clone of this macro and set the notification to invoke the cloned macro (and vice versa). That way if my phone locks, and I manually unlock it with a PIN, but I haven't gone to bed yet, I just make the same locking event occur in 30 minutes.
Or you can use an NFC tag to activate this macro, if you have one of those. That can also be used to set other events on your phone when you go to bed, like configuring Do Not Disturb.
An even simpler, non-automated option(if you use Nova Launcher) is to set up a widget or gesture that engages the Nova Screen Off action(as long as you haven't set the Screen Off method in Nova to use no lock, which requires root). If you use this you'll have to remember to

OK Google, working fine from screen off , but

I have tested OK Google to respond to my commands , from sleep, for the past few days. with positive results.
Ok Google, responds when screen is off /sleep mode.
If your data is on, it will return a result eg Weather report, time eg.
I have tested it with lock screen.
Fingerprint, Pin working fine.
Also no lockscreen, working fine.
However it cannot turn screen on
As Google, is enabled in my Edge Lighting settings
when i say Ok Google, my Edge Lighting "lights up " and Ok Google will respond to my command.
( See screenshot.)
On my previous handsets Ok Google only worked
when screen was on.Never from sleep /screen off.
Any alternative info, results ?

but what ?
this is good news.

Ok Google works, but....
if screen can turn on, it would be 100 %
Best scenario will be to try youself and see what your results is.?
Same or otherwise?
As in past,
Xda members using Samsung devices
eg Note 5 or S8 etc could not get Ok to wake from
sleep /off. Samsung restricted ?
I posted OK Google results as there's
been a few threads on older to current devices
try to get Ok Google to wake/respond, from sleep.

Odd. My Note 8 screen will turn on and unlock when I say "OK Google". I've only tested this at home though, and I have Smart Lock keep my phone bypass fingerprint/PIN at home. Will try later somewhere else.
Wait, I just noticed on Smart Lock setting that there's a section for "OK Google detection". Maybe you have yours turned off? Say "Smart Lock" to Bixby or go to Settings>Lock Screen and Security>Smart Lock>Trusted Voice>OK Google detection and turn on the two options there ("say 'OK Google' at any time" and "Trusted Voice")

I've been using Bixby and everything seems to work OK and if she has a hiccup I help her with it (trying to build my pay points lol) but yeah try with Bixby and see if there is a difference

willcor said:
I have tested OK Google to respond to my commands , from sleep, for the past few days. with positive results.
Ok Google, responds when screen is off /sleep mode.
If your data is on, it will return a result eg Weather report, time eg.
I have tested it with lock screen.
Fingerprint, Pin working fine.
Also no lockscreen, working fine.
However it cannot turn screen on
As Google, is enabled in my Edge Lighting settings
when i say Ok Google, my Edge Lighting "lights up " and Ok Google will respond to my command.
( See screenshot.)
On my previous handsets Ok Google only worked
when screen was on.Never from sleep /screen off.
Any alternative info, results ?
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is this with the stock launcher?

danon.brown said:
is this with the stock launcher?
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I'm using Nova Prime.
However, i switched over to stock launcher, TouchWiz /Samsung Experience, and it was working fine.
As stated in previous threads (in past) you could not
wake device with Ok Google.
Yes with the Note 4 or previously you could.
With Note 5 etc it was suddenly not possible.
(Samsung ?)

harveydent said:
Odd. My Note 8 screen will turn on and unlock when I say "OK Google". I've only tested this at home though, and I have Smart Lock keep my phone bypass fingerprint/PIN at home. Will try later somewhere else.
Wait, I just noticed on Smart Lock setting that there's a section for "OK Google detection". Maybe you have yours turned off? Say "Smart Lock" to Bixby or go to Settings>Lock Screen and Security>Smart Lock>Trusted Voice>OK Google detection and turn on the two options there ("say 'OK Google' at any time" and "Trusted Voice")
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Yes , when i tested it Smart Lock was off/not enabled ,but configured .
I don't use lockscreen ,
as phone is in a case .So Smart Lock won't work
OK Google wake up ,
works overall without lock screen or lock screen with Smart lock enable or not .
Point is ,
that you could not wake OK Google from sleep ( Samsung restricted ?)
Question is ,
what did Samsung do ,that Ok Google works .?
or did Samsung "slip up "/ bug ,that it works.?
and this( not turning screen on ) is the reason why it works fine , but does not/.cannot,turn screen on ?
Maybe later Samsung restricts it again .?

willcor said:
Yes , when i tested it Smart Lock was off/not enabled ,but configured .
I don't use lockscreen ,
as phone is in a case .So Smart Lock won't work
OK Google wake up ,
works overall without lock screen or lock screen with Smart lock enable or not .
Point is ,
that you could not wake OK Google from sleep ( Samsung restricted ?)
Question is ,
what did Samsung do ,that Ok Google works .?
or did Samsung "slip up "/ bug ,that it works.?
and this( not turning screen on ) is the reason why it works fine , but does not/.cannot,turn screen on ?
Maybe later Samsung restricts it again .?
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there is an option in the Google settings "Say ok Google anytime"

danon.brown said:
there is an option in the Google settings "Say ok Google anytime"
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Yes, all my settings are correct.
The option you refer to, I'm aware of, it's enable.
My take on Ok Google waking screen, (which
it had never over past years done) , is Samsung
restricted it in favour of S voice and now with Bixby.
However somewhere they let it "slip" and Ok Google
wakes up from sleep.
My take on this us if Samsung realizes
it, they will again restict Ok Google wake up.
Even though on other handset brands, Ok
Google wakeup works fine.
Just on Samsung phones i believe it's a issue.?
Otherwise my Ok Google and Google Assistant and Bixby is working 100 %.
No other issues with them.

I don't understand what your problem is. You're saying it is waking up but not waking up in some circumstances? Samsung hasn't restricted anything on this phone (Note 8) as far as I can tell. I'm able to get my screen to unlock from sleep by saying "Okay Google." The phone unlocks and the screen turns on and goes to the Assistant app as expected.
What exactly is wrong on your end?

This is also on my s7,s8. I don't think it's note 8 specific.
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When I say Ok Google...all I get is a buzz...then a buzz after my command...but no other results.

SiNJiN76 said:
When I say Ok Google...all I get is a buzz...then a buzz after my command...but no other results.
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You may have to clear cache of the Google app and set it up again. I had to do that after I installed Nova and turned on the hotword button.
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danon.brown said:
You may have to clear cache of the Google app and set it up again. I had to do that after I installed Nova and turned on the hotword button.
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Nice! That worked. Prior to it...I guess if I unlocked the phone real quick, it would give me the answer. But now it just does it with the screen off. Thanks. :good: Now is there a way to get a chime instead of a buzz?

After setting up voice and resetting data. Google assistant was reset and setup. Now the Screen turns on when I say OK Google. Ok. Worked Once.

I just wish it would by pass my pin and or fingerprint but I understand anyone that may sound like me could say ok Google and get into my phone....but it would be dope if I say ok Google and it bypasses locks because it knows my voice specifically

peacey8 said:
I don't understand what your problem is. You're saying it is waking up but not waking up in some circumstances? Samsung hasn't restricted anything on this phone (Note 8) as far as I can tell. I'm able to get my screen to unlock from sleep by saying "Okay Google." The phone unlocks and the screen turns on and goes to the Assistant app as expected.
What exactly is wrong on your end?
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I'm not just talking about Note 8.
The past few years, on on previous Samsung
devices, you could not wake Ok Google from
sleep.
There were quite a few threads (over the years) discussing this issue and how to "fix" issues.
It was obvious from previous thread discussions that Samsung had something to do with phone not able to wake from sleep. (Restricted?)
Otherwise Ok Google worked fine.
I can recall the last Samsung device, that could do this
eg. waking from sleep and responding to commands, was my Note 4.
In my case with Note 8, Ok Google works fine, waking from sleep and responding to commands..
However my screen lights up, but does not turn screen on.
Screen stays black, but Ok Google working fine.
I'm looking to see if other members have a similar
issue /experience, with Ok Google waking etc, but not turning screen on.?
On your side,
it seems like you got no issues with
Ok Google turning screen on.

danon.brown said:
This is also on my s7,s8. I don't think it's note 8 specific.
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Yes i agree.
It's not just Note 8.
I had this issues since Note 5 days.
This is why i maintain Samsung
had something to do with it (over the years)
Maybe as result of Knox and security issues.,who knows?
But now on Note 8,
Ok Google is able to wake from sleep again.

willcor said:
I'm not just talking about Note 8.
The past few years, on on previous Samsung
devices, you could not wake Ok Google from
sleep.
There were quite a few threads (over the years) discussing this issue and how to "fix" issues.
It was obvious from previous thread discussions that Samsung had something to do with phone not able to wake from sleep. (Restricted?)
Otherwise Ok Google worked fine.
I can recall the last Samsung device, that could do this
eg. waking from sleep and responding to commands, was my Note 4.
In my case with Note 8, Ok Google works fine, waking from sleep and responding to commands..
However my screen lights up, but does not turn screen on.
Screen stays black, but Ok Google working fine.
I'm looking to see if other members have a similar
issue /experience, with Ok Google waking etc, but not turning screen on.?
On your side,
it seems like you got no issues with
Ok Google turning screen on.
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Try clearing the cache of the Google app and setting it up again.
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whats ur unlock config?

Hi guys. Just wondering what peoples unlock set up is.
I have face recognition and pattern. Even though my hands are big enough i find the finger print scanner to be too much effort. I heard the retina scanner draws a lot of power so i dont use that.
I find the unlock pattern a bit of a nuisance and i get a little frustrated when the facial recognition doesnt work. Sony managed to put the print scanner on the side of their phine im sure samsung could have fit one in the space below the screen..... every method apart from the basic ones require you to pick up the phone.
So what are your unlock preferences?

My Pebble 2 as a trusted device. When I'm with my phone it's therefore unlocked

Fingerprint/pin unlock after 10 min, secure startup (pin).

Fingerprint for me it took like what half hour for me to get used to it being on the back of the phone
fingerprint is way quicker than any other unlock

Mr.Ash.Man said:
Fingerprint for me it took like what half hour for me to get used to it being on the back of the phone
fingerprint is way quicker than any other unlock
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Ive been using the iris scanner with samsung pay. Its pretty quick. Quicker than face scanner for me

None? I feel like I might be opening myself to bad things, but I like to just press hard on the bottom of the screen and boom, I'm into my phone.

Ken4G said:
None? I feel like I might be opening myself to bad things, but I like to just press hard on the bottom of the screen and boom, I'm into my phone.
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If you've got nothing to hide and don't store any unencrypted sensitive data on your phone, then that's definitely the fastest option.

I use my Huawei watch as a trusted device. This allows a hard press of the home button and I'm in.
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Ken4G said:
None? I feel like I might be opening myself to bad things, but I like to just press hard on the bottom of the screen and boom, I'm into my phone.
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I didnt have any on my last phone (note 3) but with all the tech in this phone i feel obliged to use it lol

I have mine always unlocked (no security)