Google has released a shock mid-month replace for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones that is particularly designed to enhance the efficiency of the fingerprint scanner, XDA has reported. Google modified the placement of that sensor on the brand new mannequin, and it has been a sore level for house owners due to gradual and finicky efficiency. 

On prime of being gradual, the fingerprint scanner sometimes fails to learn fingerprints, and has even allowed telephones to be unlocked with another person’s fingers, based on Android Police. Google defended the issue on the time by saying the lowered efficiency was on account of “enhanced security algorithms” that took longer to confirm identities.  

According to some Reddit customers, the replace makes the scanner extra in keeping with fewer failures, significantly in case you’re utilizing a display screen protector. However, it is nonetheless slower than some fashions with comparable under-screen fingerprint sensors just like the Galaxy S21 Ultra, based on a number of of these house owners. 

Google has issued the replace in two builds for Verizon-specific and worldwide fashions — they need to roll out to your machine quickly, or you possibly can obtain them immediately from Google here.