In-display fingerprint trick to speed up unlocking

[Cprice]

Read this on Sammobile, I tried and it did make my phone unlock faster with the fingerprint, almost as soon as I touch it.

This alleged fingerprint speed trick makes your Galaxy phone unlock faster

If you own a Galaxy smartphone equipped with an in-display fingerprint sensor and you’re not happy with its speed, there’s a new trick you can try to improve your sensor’s performance. Many Galaxy users swear by it, while others don’t see any difference. But if you want to give it a shot, you can by following the steps below.

To try out this ‘fingerprint speed trick,’ open Settings, go to Apps, tap the 3-dot menu button at the top and select Show system apps. Next, search for com.samsung.android.biometrics.app.settings and select it. Go to Battery » Optimize battery usage and make sure you have selected All apps from the drop-menu at the top. Search for com.samsung.android.biometrics.app.settings again and tap the toggle to disable this function. Reboot your phone to apply the changes. Just make sure you’ve waited until the phone fully rebooted and all the apps have loaded to determine if your sensor is or isn’t faster than before.

Your results may vary

Now, while many XDA-Developers forum posters swear by this hidden ‘fingerprint speed trick’ and claim 2x faster response times, your mileage might vary. Some of us at SamMobile feel like disabling this function makes the sensor feel slightly faster, some think it doesn’t, and others are in doubt. I’ve tested this on my Galaxy Note 10 and it makes no difference in my eyes. The sensor has the same relatively random accuracy and response time with or without this feature disabled. Perhaps it makes a difference only under specific conditions, or maybe some smartphones can benefit from this more than others. Or perhaps it’s just a placebo effect.

In other words, we’re not sure this ‘fingerprint speed trick’ will yield results for you, but it doesn’t hurt if you try for yourself.

[Kinsley]

Hi @Cprice,

Thank you for sharing the information regarding the In-display fingerprint trick to speed up unlocking.

I hope it will be helpful for our community members.

[Cprice]

No problem, I tried it myself and it did make a difference for me on my Note 10+

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will this work for s9 series?

[Cprice]

No as the S9 doesn't have in display fingerprint

[seobro]

Works on my S10+. although it's a bit difficult to tell if it's a placebo or not I'm definitely noticing faster biometric unlocking, which especially helps with the tempered glass protector I have on this thing. many thanks!