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Google Pixel phones boast a host of exclusive features not available on most other Android brands. However, they also have some drawbacks or limitations not found on other companies’ devices. One of ...

It looks as if the latest Android 16 Beta 3 will solve an age-old Pixel limitation, which is keeping the fingerprint scanner active when the screen is off. No more needing to wake the screen first and ...

Google is currently moving full steam ahead with the development of Android 16. Following the release of a third beta update just over a week ago, Android 16 has reached the platform stability ...

The recent Android 16 Beta 3 (and Beta 3.1) release updates a feature limited to the Pixel 9 and allows all devices from the Pixel 6 and newer to use fingerprint unlock while the screen is off.

My phone stays unlocked when I am driving or at my home, and it's brilliant.

Today, Google officially kicked off the rollout of the next Android version for developers by launching the second developer preview (DP2) of Android 16. The Android 16 DP2 not only introduces ...

Since 2008, Google has offered a pattern unlock feature in its Android operating system. Pattern unlock remains a unique part of the Android experience -- you won't find the feature on any other ...

Google is adding a big improvement to fingerprint scanning on Pixel phones with the upcoming Android 16 update. The new Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock will let users unlock their devices using the ...