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Last updated: March 7th, 2024 at 09:18 UTC+01:00 Samsung ships most of its phones and tablets with Samsung Pass, a feature that lets users save login credentials, like passwords, for apps and websites. It's a decently feature-rich password manager, and most importantly, it is free and has cloud synchronization features. Some people are facing issues with it, though. Samsung Pass issue cropping up for some Galaxy users Some users have claimed that Samsung Pass isn't working on their Galaxy phones. A user posted on…

Both the OnePlus 13 and the Xiaomi 15 series are said to utilize ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanners. This information comes from two separate sources, Digital Chat Station and Smart Pikachu. Both of those are Chinese tipsters, and each of them tips that sensor for one of the two phones. The OnePlus 13 & Xiaomi 15 series are said to use ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanners Both companies have been using in-display fingerprint scanners for a while. The thing is, both have been relying on optical…

Xiaomi 15 might bring multiple new advancements over its predecessor to users, as per a new report. The next generation of Xiaomi's flagship series, which will likely comprise the vanilla Xiaomi 15, Xiaomi 15 Pro, and Xiaomi 15 Ultra, could feature an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, ditching the optical fingerprint scanner of its predecessor. Recently, another report claimed that the smartphone series could be powered by the yet-to-be-announced Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset. Notably, the Xiaomi 14 series, which…

OnePlus 13 chip rumoursAs per tipster Smart Pikachu on Weibo, the OnePlus 13 could debut a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset.  A few days back, we heard that the next-gen Snapdragon chip will launch in October 2024. This came from the company’s CMO. Well, its predecessor also came out the same month last year. So, it seems to be on schedule. Meanwhile, the 8 Gen 4 is said to be based on TSMC’s 3nm process and could bring Adreno 830 GPU and new performance cores, namely Oryon CPU cores. A tipster named Revengus claims the chip…

Xiaomi's flagship smartphones have had in-display fingerprint sensors for many years now, but they've all been of the optical variety. The same goes for OnePlus. That might, however, change next year with the Xiaomi 15 series and OnePlus 13. According to two separate sources on Weibo, China's equivalent of X (formerly Twitter), Xiaomi is currently testing ultrasonic fingerprint sensors for the upcoming Xiaomi 15 flagship family, which is already in development. Xiaomi 14 The Xiaomi 15 will keep the fully flat screen…

Though the powerful chip and AI functionality of the new lineup of M3 MacBook Air computers are certainly headline-worthy, Apple has finally fixed one of the range’s long-suffering problems — making it less likely to attract fingerprint marks on its most smudge-prone color. If you’re a fan of the Midnight MacBook Air but worried about how vulnerable it is to fingerprint smudges, Apple’s M3 MacBook Air press release announced “a breakthrough anodization seal” that will reduce the visibility of such marks. Curiously, this…

Samsung quietly made the Galaxy Fit 3 official this week. The Fit 3 follows the Galaxy Fit 2, which launched back in September of 2020. Samsung has made notable changes, including fitting it with a display that is 45% bigger. The Galaxy Fit 3 comes with a heart-rate sensor at the back that handles a lot of the health-tracking features, and that heart-rate sensor comes from Goodix, a company that previously provided Samsung with optical fingerprint sensors for its mid-range phones. The sensor in question is the Goodix…

You want to sign into your favorite banking app or your tax management app. Then, you get a prompt asking for permission to use your fingerprint. However, do you really know if it is just that app using your fingerprint? Sometimes, it’s hard to know, but the latest Android 14 beta will show you which app needs access to your fingerprint. In case you haven’t realized, Google just released the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1 to Pixel devices. If you enrolled in the beta program, and you haven’t updated, you’ll want to install the…

Samsung has included a newer and faster fingerprint scanner inside the Galaxy S24 series. Yes, this is not exclusive to the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but all three smartphones got the same treatment, which is nice to see. All three Galaxy S24 smartphones have a newer & faster fingerprint scanner A Galaxy S24 Ultra teardown video by WekiHome, which is embedded below the article, has revealed the new fingerprint scanner. The part number of this fingerprint scanner is QFS4008. The Galaxy S24 Ultra utilizes QBT2608. Both of…

The OnePlus 12 and OnePlus12R have just hit the market, and they’ve proven to be very popular devices. However, OnePlus has more devices in the pipeline. Thanks to 91Mobiles, we have renders of a mystery OnePlus device, and it looks like it might be a rather capable Nord device. The OnePlus 12 is the latest flagship release by OnePlus. It’s a sign that the company is going back to its roots and giving people a true flagship experience. Check out our OnePlus 12 Review if you want to learn more about it. If you are looking…