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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by werdnapk on Monday November 04, 2024 @09:58AM (#42042086)
When my pixel 7 doesn't recognize my fingerprint, I press my thumb on the side of my nose to pick up a bit of skin oils and then my thumb print is recognized.
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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by luuurker on Monday November 04, 2024 @10:40AM (#42042544)
The Pixel 7 series has an optical sensor under the display. I wonder how some oil/cream/etc helps? The newer ones have ultrasonic sensors, so that should be better.
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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by Kirby64 on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:35AM (#42043188)
If your skin is dry enough it won’t make good contact with the screen so the “picture” will be bad. Adding a thin layer of oil basically acts as an optical transmission layer. Ultrasonic ones would probably have the same issue, honestly.
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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by brailsafe on Monday November 04, 2024 @02:57PM (#42045441)
It's my only frustration with the Pixel 7. Left hand works fine, right is super inconsistent
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