How to speed up the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro fingerprint scanner

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If you are the caller proprietor of a Pixel 6 oregon Pixel 6 Pro and find the fingerprint scanner a spot slow, Jack Wallen has a hole for you.

I was 1 of the fortunate Pixel users to get a caller Pixel 6 Pro and truthful acold the telephone has not disappointed (check retired Pixel 6 Pro is the smartphone each different smartphones should strive to be). It's lightning-fast, includes the champion array of camera sensors and bundle I've ever used, is beautifully designed (the subtle curve solid successful the Pixel 6 Pro is reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy phones), and the artificial intelligence abilities are stellar.

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But determination has been 1 sticking constituent for many—the fingerprint scanner. I'll confess it hasn't bothered maine each that much. Sure, it's not astir arsenic accelerated arsenic the Pixel 5 fingerprint scanner, but it's not arsenic though it takes 30 seconds to get your fingerprint recognized. I have, however, noticed the laggy quality of the scanner connected galore occasions. So, eventually, I started poking astir to spot if determination was a mode to hole this problem.

The solution was truthful evident I was amazed the Google developers didn't alteration it retired of the box. Let maine stock this fix. Since I've made this change, I haven't had a azygous occupation with the fingerprint scanner connected my Pixel 6 Pro.

What you'll request

To alteration this fix, you'll lone request either a Pixel 6 oregon Pixel 6 Pro, arsenic some devices marque usage of the in-screen fingerprint scanner. With either instrumentality successful hand, let's get this contented resolved.

How to summation interaction sensitivity

The hole for the in-screen fingerprint scanner is to alteration an summation successful interaction sensitivity. This diagnostic is geared toward those who usage surface protectors truthful that the interaction show volition relation properly. It turns out, by enabling the feature, without a surface protector, the fingerprint scanners enactment considerably better.

So however bash you alteration the Increase interaction sensitivity feature? Like so:

Open Settings
Tap Display
Scroll down to Increase interaction sensitivity
Tap the On/Off slider to alteration the diagnostic (Figure A)

Figure A

Once you've done this, exit retired of settings and property the powerfulness fastener to fastener the device. When you property your registered fingerprint to the scanner, it should admit it astir immediately.

And that's the speedy and elemental hole for each that woes the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro fingerprint scanner. Hopefully, successful an upcoming update, Google volition marque the indispensable changes to the underlying bundle truthful that this enactment isn't needed to bring the fingerprint scanner up to par with the competition. I don't deliberation the in-screen fingerprint scanners volition ever champion the dedicated hardware option, but with conscionable capable tweaking, the developers should beryllium capable to get the velocity and reliability to the constituent wherever the quality is negligible.

Enjoy that speedier caller biometric login with your fancy Pixel phone.

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