Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you’ve used any modern Android devices, you’ll have come ...

Vivo's recently revealed smartphone reimagines the handy feature that's posed a challenge to competitors. Apple's latest iPhone did away with the fingerprint scanner. The Google Pixel 2 moved its ...

[Sprite_TM] was cleaning up his hacking workbench when he came across an all-in-one device that had seen better days. After a bit of consideration he decided to tear down the scanner portion of the ...

David is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police and now the EIC of Esper.io. He's been an Android user since the early days - his first smartphone was a Google Nexus One! David graduated from ...

From Disney World to the smartphone in your pocket, fingerprint scanners have become commonplace these days. Even budget phones sport the tech, sometimes alongside other biometric unlocking options ...

New smartphones from Xiaomi could feature an all-screen fingerprint scanner that eliminates inaccuracy and expedites unlocking. The Chinese tech giant has been awarded a patent for a new fingerprint ...