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[Q] Fingerprint issues

Is anyone else experiencing issues with the fingerprint scanner on the Verizon variant?? It works fine most of the time but occasionally, I'd say 1/3 of the time, it says "Pin required to us Fingerprint". Any ideas on what this is?
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Are you using something like Nova's gestures to lock the phone? I discovered that locking by any means other than the power button will cause a pin/pattern to be required the next time it's unlocked.

I am. So you think anything with admin rights to the lock screen is the issue?
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Atomix96 said:
I am. So you think anything with admin rights to the lock screen is the issue?
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Basically. Just having apps in the Device Admin list shouldn't cause it, but it one of them performs an action like locking the screen, it triggers a PIN unlock.

Awesome thanks so much for the info[emoji106]
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Believe after the first time when the phone is rebooted, you have to put in the pin. Not sure if randomly after that a pin is required. If not mistaken, there will be a message on the screen if you read it really close.

Any solution to this yet?

i had an issue like this with my HTC10(unlocked on VZW) i just added another(i.e. the right thumb again) finger at the angle i normally tried to unlock it with and it now works flawlessly.

The issue was using Nova launcher gestures to lock the device.
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So are you looking screen with power button now? I've raised the issue in the Nova thread, hopefully this can be resolved.
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Yeah I just use power button now. It's not a big issue but just a little inconvenience
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Just gone back to sense but can't get double tap to unlock working! Tried clearing cache, removing Nova...
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gsw5700 said:
So are you looking screen with power button now? I've raised the issue in the Nova thread, hopefully this can be resolved.
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From what I understand, I don't think this is something Nova can fix. I believe it's a security measure within Android that disables the fingerprint unlock when locked by anything other than the power button.

Does your fingerprint sensor had issue like litle "klik" when you press it down? You need to put your ear to hear, but i need to know is this normal or my sensor is broken?

Fingerprint App Lock

i had the Galaxy s6 before this and had been using Finger Security. it was working flawlessly. But on One plus 3 i have been having issues with the app.
Whenever i open the an app that is protected. the lock screen comes up telling me to scan my finger. but as soon as i try to touch it with my finger i pushes me back to main menu.
im guessing this is due to the touch home key. i hope there is a work around for this.
So far i have tried using Finger Security and App Lock Cheetah Mobile

App Lock works pretty good so far

use App Lock: Fingerprint Password on playstore. then in the options enables fingerprint

Try Maxlock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2883624

Best fingerprint app lock with no delay in locking for one plus 3
raghavghei said:
i had the Galaxy s6 before this and had been using Finger Security. it was working flawlessly. But on One plus 3 i have been having issues with the app.
Whenever i open the an app that is protected. the lock screen comes up telling me to scan my finger. but as soon as i try to touch it with my finger i pushes me back to main menu.
im guessing this is due to the touch home key. i hope there is a work around for this.
So far i have tried using Finger Security and App Lock Cheetah Mobile
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Hi Guys,
This is only best app lock for one plus which locks app with no delay. I have tried each and every app lock available in playstore for one plus 3 but all have same issue. App lock happens with delay and first app screen is shown then fingerprint lock screen appears which is very bad.
Sharing link of the best fingerprint app lock for one plus 3
Search this in playstore - AppLock - Fingerprint - (sorry i m new user so xda not allowing me to post url)

I use Bear lock and works pretty well! ?

Finally which is the best for the OP3?
Enviado desde mi ONEPLUS A3000 mediante Tapatalk

raghavghei said:
i had the Galaxy s6 before this and had been using Finger Security. it was working flawlessly. But on One plus 3 i have been having issues with the app.
Whenever i open the an app that is protected. the lock screen comes up telling me to scan my finger. but as soon as i try to touch it with my finger i pushes me back to main menu.
im guessing this is due to the touch home key. i hope there is a work around for this.
So far i have tried using Finger Security and App Lock Cheetah Mobile
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CM lock didnt work for me, kept taking me back to homescreen after touching finger. bear lock works flawlessly and is amazingly fast as well.

hi,
i'm having a problem with AppLock fingerprint password
Problem : it lock and shows every time a notification comes.
eg. say i am browsing something on chrome and a whatsapp message comes instead of just showing showing the notification on the notification bar, it locks the Screen and shows the fingerprint unlock screen and then when i unlock it, it unlocks and shows the home screen instead of the Chrome browser (it minimizes app every time a whatsapp or other locked app notification).
i have tried Bear applock but its bit slow on locking the apps, the app shows the open screen for a second then lock screen shows, but the messages were visible for a sec.

shailm_85 said:
hi,
i'm having a problem with AppLock fingerprint password
Problem : it lock and shows every time a notification comes.
eg. say i am browsing something on chrome and a whatsapp message comes instead of just showing showing the notification on the notification bar, it locks the Screen and shows the fingerprint unlock screen and then when i unlock it, it unlocks and shows the home screen instead of the Chrome browser (it minimizes app every time a whatsapp or other locked app notification).
i have tried Bear applock but its bit slow on locking the apps, the app shows the open screen for a second then lock screen shows, but the messages were visible for a sec.
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i also had the same problem...
My suggestion would be to download applock-fingerprint by SpSoft..
The opening time is quick and it wont open fingerprint screen when a notification comes...

This is the best i've used :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rickclephas.fingersecurity
and it's free.

zambara said:
This is the best i've used :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rickclephas.fingersecurity
and it's free.
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I tried this one but it doesnt work goes to home screen instead of unlocking.
@shyamprakash
thanks ill try that.

Fingerprint senor only wakes, doesn't unlock

This is what is happeing to me. If my phone is locked for more than 20 minutes or so, when I use my fingerprint to unlock the phone, it only wakes th phone, I.e.turns the backlight on, but doesn't unlock it.
The fingrprint registers correctly, as the screen wouldn't wake otherwise. I'm struggling to understand what the problem could be.. maybe its Go Launcher? Maybe its lightflow? Or someway around notifications?

do u have a pin set up or pattern

Yes I do. When I use my fingerprint, it takes me to the screen to input my PIN

TarunN5 said:
This is what is happeing to me. If my phone is locked for more than 20 minutes or so, when I use my fingerprint to unlock the phone, it only wakes th phone, I.e.turns the backlight on, but doesn't unlock it.
The fingrprint registers correctly, as the screen wouldn't wake otherwise. I'm struggling to understand what the problem could be.. maybe its Go Launcher? Maybe its lightflow? Or someway around notifications?
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I had the same issue when I turned on douple tap to sleep in novalauncher. Once I disabled it, the fingerprint reader unlocked my phone, not taking me to the pattern screen. Its certainly a software problem, I guess it's your launcher.

I'm using a older version of Go Launcher EX (5.09). Its very old, but does the job for me.. unfortunatly it doesn't have the double tap option.
I'll try disabling it and see if th problem persists
Edit:
With the Google Now launcher, when I use this app to lock, the same problem occurs. I lock by clicking the app, but then when I try to unlock using fingerprint, it takes me to the PIN screen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.screen.lock.screen

If you want to use fingerprint unlock function, you need to install FingerprintEnabler xposed module. Else the fingerprint to screen on and ask for pin or pattern is the default behavior..!

Unlocking with fingerprint, but asks for PIN every time.

I've discovered that if I lock my phone using the power button, the fingerprint sensor works fine and unlocks my phone. However, if I lock the phone using double tap, the fingerprint sensor will not work and it will ask for my PIN everytime.
Is this a bug or intended?

Nevermind I figured it out... I was using a 3rd party launcher.

[Help] Fingerprint reader stops working for 5-10 seconds randomly

I'm running stock OOS 9.0.8, unrooted.
In the last couple OTA updates, I have noticed issues with the fingerprint reader. I have a few apps with security settings that allow for opening the app with a fingerprint, and throughout the day, I will have periods where the fingerprint reader doesn't register prints. The fix so far seems to be locking the screen and hitting the fingerprint reader on the phone over and over until it registers a print, at which point the app unlocks with fingerprint start working again too.
I haven't figured out what exactly causes this, because the reader still works entirely fine, it's just that it stops reading occasionally for 5-10 seconds until I re-open the phone from the lock screen.
Anyone have any info on this? Thanks in advance!