Biometrics on a smartphone

[Omnibus]

So I was configuring SmartShop in Sainsburys tonight while shopping some stuff for weekend in, and unexpectedly, it has offered me biometrics for my phone.

So now when unlocking my phone, it has biometric prompt.

Had anyone got this experience with their mobile phone? Having biometrics or do you just use pass / pin ?

 

[Jev]

So you’re saying the smart shop app can now be opened via biometrics?

 

[Valhalla]

I use biometrics for everything, but its unreliable and only works 90% of the time so I have pins/passes on stuff too incase my fingerprint doesn't work

 

[Jev]

I use biometrics for everything, but its unreliable and only works 90% of the time so I have pins/passes on stuff too incase my fingerprint doesn't work

Face ID got two appearances set up, with and without a beard

 

[Omnibus]

So you’re saying the smart shop app can now be opened via biometrics?

It's with your fingerprint.

I held my finger down for a number of seconds to configure it.

I find it experimental.

 

[Jev]

I find it experimental.

Fingerprint sensors on phones were first made on 2 phones in 2007 but never released so really you’re talking about technology that came out in 2011

 

[Tai]

It's with your fingerprint.

I held my finger down for a number of seconds to configure it.

I find it experimental.

Welcome to 2011 bro

Mine uses my beautiful face

 

[Martyn]

Face ID is effortless 99.99% of the time you’re looking at your phone when you’re wanting to use it so it just instantly works.

Touch ID used to be ok, but I never go back to a phone without Face ID now tbh.