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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by ghaff on Monday April 26, 2021 @03:42PM (#26947064)
Now you're taking up a fair bit of front of the phone real estate (and adding some cost) for a feature that I'm guessing most people don't care about. [ADDED: As others note there are potentially other options though that don't involve putting the home button back.]
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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by mjcohen on Monday April 26, 2021 @07:28PM (#26949639)
My Samsung S10e has the fingerprint reader on the power button. I have it set to recognize my left index finger and right thumb. Works great.

The touchID on my new MacBook Pro is extremely useful. Trained on right index finger.

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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by koyote on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @12:53AM (#26952142)
Fingerprint readers have been living under the screen in other phones for several years now.
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