Did Google fix the Pixel’s fingerprint sensor?

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1. At old work. We had finger print scanning. This pixel 7 optical scanner reminded me of it. Doesn't really work for me. I had to use iris scanning at work 😂

2. The fingerprint absolutely sucks on pixel 7 it's frustrating it works for a while then it's fail fail fail fail fail
   It infuriates me I wish I never bought the pixel 7 it's trash

3. Problem is not the time. It's taht it fail to recognize your finger more than 3 times

4. since i've have the phone, NOTHING was added to it. NOTHING. they pay millions of dollars in the span of months for developers that only destroy a fingerprint sensor. worst purchase of my life. if you want to buy any pixel phone, DON'T. ever. don't listen to youtubers that make content for money

5. I'd be delighted if my Pixel 7 fingerprint sensor was merely slow.
   The problem I have is it's very quick to reject my finger print. It's terribly unreliable.

6. The sensor still sucks

7. I Still have problems with the finger print reader.

8. my advice…don't buy pixel phones…fingerprint wont work..avoid…avoid pixel phones

9. Way too long winded for the topic even had the cheek to tout a sponsor before even getting to the point of the video. #notgood and you wonder why people are not watching

10. No isn't fixed. My Pixel 7 has a terrible fingerprint sensor. It doesn't work at all🤣

11. Fingerprint reader doesn't work on the Pixel 7. Just returned mine. Can't understand all the hype over this phone.

12. Slow??? It doesnt even work on the 7.

13. I don't mind it being slow I mind it just not working. That's what my Pixel 7 has been like, the fingerprint sensor just plain refusing to work 7 out of 10 times.

14. That's the most god-awful POS sensor ever made. Here's a hint: You WILL have your accounts locked up after trying to access them with this junky phone. BTW, who puts a sensor in the middle of the screen that you're trying to keep clean???

15. Please test it again but this time with dozen or 20 different screen protectors which are affordable. You have the financial support for doing that. We don't

16. 7 fingerprint sensor is completely useless. Google, please fix it!

17. I would be happy if my Pixel 7 finger print scanner was slow and worked. What it does is very quickly tries to read my fingerprint 3 times, it often fails to recognize the fingerprint and than I have to restart the phone and than reset my my fingerprint enabled apps. It will work great sometimes but all too often it will fail. After having issues with the Pixel 6 I would think Google would make sure the 7 worked properly. Disappointing!

18. It depends on the Pixels fingerprint animation that lasts longer, but it's now better on the PXL 7/7Pro, it really was worst on the PXL 6 and 6 Pro.
    I use my dd S22 Ultra (,with OneUI5 on Android 13), but I deactivated the animation for the Ultrasonic Fingerprint sensor, and I got to say, that it is REALLY FAST!!!
    One touch, (without turning first on the screen), and it jumps open.
    I can assure you guys, that's the reason as to why (it feels slow practically), but technically it's pretty fast, even on the PXL 7/ 7Pro.
    And here is how to make it faster, put left and right thumb on one Fingerprint account.
    If you register your Thumb, start with the right thumb, left Thumb, right Thumb, left Thumb, until you get to 100%. After you finished that, go ahead and Register your left and right thumb again.
    And do the same with your index and middle fingers twice each, you can create five accounts, each with a right and left finger into one Account. try it!
    And if you take a TPU Screen protector, then you don't even need to activate Touch Sensitivity at all.
    You're welcome ✌️🫡!

19. P7P: faster only if it actually lets you in. My imprints expire after an hour or so. Delete and recreate and it works fine. For about an hour. And then: Fingerprint not recognized. Fingerprint not recognized. Fingerprint not recognized. I tried everything except a factory reset. And the funny thing is, it worked okay when it was new. I can only conclude that the Nov update broke it.

20. Speed is only a small part of the problem. The sensor on my 6 fails most of the time when unlocking. On my 3 I can't remember it ever not working and it was far more conveniently located. I loved the 3 and pretty much hate the 6.

21. I don't mind a little slower than others but I do mind inconsistent. One day my 7 opens no problem. The next, fuhggedaboutit! Drives me nuts. Same with the face unlock.

22. Yeah but how does it perform with a screen protector on?

23. Got Pixel 7 Last 2 days Fingerprint is shit I tryed everything 4 fingerprints and still shit

24. not only the slowest, its not always active like on samsung or xiaomi, you had to wake your display first 🤮

25. The finger print sensor on my new Pixel 7 is not slow, it just doesn't work!!

26. In my opinion the fingerprint scanner is still hit or miss. I find myself trying to touch it multiple times but have to enter the pin

27. My pixel 7 fingerprint scanner stopped working completely 2 days past the best buy 14 day return period :{ The phone will scan your finger just fine, I scanned the same thumb with all 4 fingerprint registries and it still won't work.

28. I sent my Pixel 7 back today, Fingerprint Not Working as expecting, it fails very often, people may confound it Wih faceunlock

29. Slow is not the issue.. for me the FPR doesn't work. I've deleted and readded FPs, I've made sure everything is up to date, I've tested in light environments and in the dark.. are there patches or other steps to take to fix this?

30. This video made me lose confidence in the android authority. Such false info. Never talks about failing rate

31. The only good place for a fingerprint sensor is on the back. It's faster, more ergonomic, and it just works. Otherwise, face ID is superior (the type the Pixel 4 and iPhones have, not the Pixel 7's half assed implementation).

32. It's definitely better than the pixel 6, however it's not as fast as the one on the s22 Ultra

33. I just switched from a Samsung s10e and I'm super disappointed with the fingerprint sensor. It's so slow and unreliable compared to the a capacitive sensor. The rest of the phone is great. However, everytime I pick it up, my first impression is disappointment. Google picked a terrible thing to cut corners on.

34. no
    useless bathtubs

35. My BRAND NEW Pixel 7's finger print scanner won't read my finger print on lock screen even though I had it registered. I have a screen protector on and it's kinda waste to remove it now since they just had it installed. I'll probably return with in 15 days and would try to go for the pro version. Zzzzzzzzzz

36. The 7 sucks, the 5 was so much better. I cannot get ANY finger to work.

37. The Pixel 7 is great. Super fast, and the fingerprint reader combined with face recognition makes logging in much easier. Amazing photos, amazing everything else. Best phone I've ever had by a big margin.

38. I have no complaints so far. Better then my pixel 6 but not as good as the Galaxy s line. But face unlock is great so far

39. Apparently not with the 7 :/ It fails all the time and am forced to enter password instead. Have even added the same finger multiple times.

40. Is the pixel 6a fixed vs the 6 pro?

41. This proves nothing !! God, this click bait every time.
    Just proofs that Pixel 7 scanner is faster than a slow scanner….. what at joke….
    How about testing the Pixel 7 against other brands scanners.

42. This has to be the worst video I have seen in awhile. Half the video is about the Pixel 6 Pro. I didn't come to watch about a year old device. Just get to the point dude, stop putting people to sleep

43. You dummies. That's not how you test the fingerprint sensor speed. You've tested the unlock animation speed. You're supposed to only tap the sensor to test it's reading speeds. Like this: https://youtu.be/jsQMjHmB0hE

44. 👍👍

45. They could've used the capacitive fingerprint scanner from the Pixel 5 that's still way faster and more reliable than the the one they're using in the Pixel 7. They chose to go with form over functionality again.
    I still can't believe how Google shipped the Pixel 6s and the 6a with broken fingerprint scanners.

46. They didn't fix it. My 7 I got today fails almost every time. It's useless. My 6 pro was much better.

47. Google could address this on the stage but no quickly say 'font camera now can face unlock now'

48. I have been waiting on this video.

49. Since when is putting out a new phone = fixing an issue on a different phone? "Here's a fix, buy another $600+ device 1yr or less after"

    I still have a pixel 2 and it works fine, going under the screen was pointless and no one in their right mind should want face unlock.. especially if you're a user of social media filters.

50. Can't add fingerprints on my new Pixel 7. Says to try later.