Samsung to Roll out Patch to Fix Galaxy S10's Fingerprint Recognition Bug

Samsung Galaxy S10'due south in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is plagued by a weird flaw that enables anyone to unlock the smartphone. Yes, fifty-fifty if they oasis't fifty-fifty registered their fingerprint, a report in The Sun revealed that certain "gel-based" screen protectors could confuse the ultrasonic sensor. Well, Samsung has acknowledged the issue and has stated that a software patch is in the works.

As per the report, if a user registers their fingerprint over the screen protector, then the Galaxy S10'southward ultrasonic sensor could malfunction and unlock the phone with a stranger'south fingerprints equally well. Samsung initially issued a statement proverb users should only use "Samsung authorized accessories" with the Galaxy S10.

Well, if yous want proof for the malfunctioning ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, then Twitter user @Sta_Light_ has given us a quick demo of the same:

이슈가 되고 있는 갤럭시 S10, 노트10 기종 실리콘 케이스 지문인식 뚫리는 현상 테스트해봤습니다….

갤럭시 10시리즈 사용자분들 당장 지문잠금해제 푸세요 pic.twitter.com/tbmzErrmkP

— StaLight 🏳️‍⚧️ (@Sta_Light_) October sixteen, 2019

The Korean behemothic has since mentioned that it's aware of the "malfunctioning fingerprint recognition" and will soon issue a software patch. This update should curlicue out to Galaxy phones with an ultrasonic sensor, which includes the Galaxy S10 and Annotation ten lineup. It hasn't been revealed why the fingerprint sensor is acting upwardly all of a sudden.

Samsung has released an official statement addressing the effect. The statement reads: "The issue involved fingerprint sensors unlocking devices after recognizing 3-dimensional patterns appearing on certain silicone screen protecting cases as users' fingerprints.

To prevent whatsoever further issues, nosotros advise that Milky way Note10/x+ and S10/S10+/S10 5G users using such covers to remove the cover, delete all previous fingerprints and newly register their fingerprints.

Please refrain from applying a silicone screen protecting case to your device until a software update, which is planned to be released starting time adjacent calendar week, has been issued and practical."

For those unaware, Samsung's Galaxy S10 and Note 10 lineup apply ultrasonic fingerprint sensors as opposed to optical sensors you may notice baked in most other Android phones these days. They're said to be more than secure equally the sensor sends out ultrasonic pulses to discover the 3D ridges and valleys of your fingerprint as compared to storing a 2D prototype, which is the case with optical sensors.

Update at four:49PM: Added official statement from Samsung

Source: https://beebom.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-fingerprint-bug/

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