The Motorola Atrix, released in 2011, was the first touchscreen smartphone from a major manufacturer to include a fingerprint scanner. While this new feature wasn’t an immediate hit, it paved the way for others to follow suit. In 2013, Apple introduced Touch ID on the iPhone 5s after acquiring biometric firm AuthenTec.
Since then, fingerprint scanners and facial recognition have become standard features on most smartphones. Recently, Samsung’s One UI 6.1 update caused issues with the fingerprint scanner on the 2023 Galaxy S23 flagship line. Users reported that the scanner failed on the first attempt to unlock their phones but worked on subsequent tries.
Some Galaxy S23 series users experienced crashes when trying to unlock their devices using the fingerprint scanner. Despite these challenges, Samsung has acknowledged the issue and is working on a software update to address it.
On its Korean community forum, Samsung apologized for any inconvenience caused by the faulty fingerprint recognition and reassured users that a fix is in progress. In the meantime, users can use Face Unlock or their PIN to access their devices while waiting for the update.
Stay tuned for more updates as Samsung works to resolve this issue and improve the functionality of the fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S23 series. Your patience is appreciated as we strive to deliver a seamless user experience.
