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Samsung said to ditch the Galaxy S10 iris scanner

The Galaxy S10 iris scanner might be on the chopping block. This biometric authentication technology was first introduced by Samsung in 2016 with the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7. It has been a staple on all flagship Galaxy S series and Galaxy Note series handsets since then. The company will presumably be doing away with the […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

New Galaxy S10 rumor says Samsung might ditch the iris scanner

The Galaxy S10 may be far away from launch, but the rumors have already started flooding the internet. What’s surprising is that there are more rumors coming out about the Galaxy S10 than the Galaxy Note 9 which is just a couple of months away from hitting the market. Today, we have a few more […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

Why I don’t use the Galaxy S9’s iris or facial recognition features

Many of you probably know the answer, and some of you are likely to have the same reason as me for not using iris or facial recognition on the Galaxy S9 or S9+. But if you're wondering why I wouldn't use such convenient features on a flagship phone, well, it's simple: I don't need to […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

[Poll Results!] Should the Galaxy S9 iris scanner be ditched for a display-based fingerprint sensor?

There have been countless rumors that the Galaxy S9 might feature an optical fingerprint sensor. What that means is that the sensor will be integrated into the display itself. This was also rumored for the Galaxy S8 as well but Samsung decided against it because apparently, the technology wasn't ready. Do you think the Galaxy […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung says tricking Galaxy S8’s iris scanner is ‘unrealistic’

Berlin-based Chaos Computer Club recently demonstrated how the Galaxy S8's iris scanner could be tricked. The method involved using a printed infrared image of the human eye attached to a contact lens. That was all they needed to trick the iris scanner into unlocking the device. Iris scanner functionality is still rare on smartphones so […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Galaxy S8 iris scanner may soon be used for financial transactions

The Galaxy S8's iris scanner might soon be used for much more than just controlling access to the device. According to a new report out of South Korea, credit card companies in the country are looking to utilize the iris scanner to enable safer financial transactions on the mobile device. Samsung Card Co. is reportedly […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

The eyes have it: is the Galaxy S8 fingerprint sensor designed with discomfort in mind?

Back when Samsung announced the new iris scanner in the Galaxy Note 7, the Korean giant said it had been working on it for 5 years straight. We'd seen very little information about the iris scanner, so the company's announcement was a pleasant surprise. What Samsung does to one high-end Galaxy S phone, however, often finds […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Suppliers increasingly confident about the Galaxy S8 featuring an iris scanner and dual camera

The Galaxy Note 7 was Samsung's first smartphone to feature an iris scanner but sadly the phone had to be discontinued due to battery issues. We've already seen countless rumors and reports suggest that Samsung will opt for a dual camera system for the Galaxy S8. The company's suppliers are now increasingly confident about the possibility of […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Kookmin Bank will be the first to support the Galaxy Note 7’s iris scanner as a form of authentication

Customers of one South Korea's largest banks, Kookmin Bank, will be pleased to hear that they will soon be able to use the Galaxy Note 7's iris-recognition technology to access their mobile banking services. At present, the only other banking-related application that iris scanning is compatible with is Samsung Pay. However, Samsung is hoping to […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

Samsung Pay gets iris scanning support in new update

Samsung is rolling out a new update for Samsung Pay today. The Samsung Pay app version 2.3 has been released and it brings a couple of new features included but not limited to support for iris scanning. It will enable users to take advantage of the iris scanner when they are prompted for authentication, however, this […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Galaxy Note 7 review: Samsung’s next-generation phablet closes in on perfection

The Galaxy Note 7 is the smartphone from Samsung that is poised to wrap up 2016 before it's over and award the crown to the Korean giant once more. Samsung chose to refine the Note, and has made small tweaks that show that it has mastered the art of refinement. Apart from the small tweaks, yes, there are additions […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Samsung creating new stock trading system which will use the Galaxy Note 7’s iris scanner for authentication

Samsung Securities is a big financial business unit that operates under the Samsung Group umbrella. It has said that it's developing a new stock trading system which will rely on the Galaxy Note 7's iris scanner for user authentication. Other financial institutions like banks are said to develop apps that require it for authentication as well […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung highlights the Galaxy Note 7’s security features in latest hands-on video

There will soon be no shortage of videos on YouTube in which the Galaxy Note 7 is unboxed, reviewed and inevitably dropped till it's dead but Samsung is taking the lead with those videos this time around, however, I expect it won't be doing drop tests of the Galaxy Note 7 anytime soon. It has already […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Korean banks are rushing to leverage the Galaxy Note 7’s iris scanner

Samsung officially confirmed a couple of days ago that the Galaxy Note 7 is its first handset to feature an iris scanner. The company also announced its Samsung Pass service which will provide an even safer mobile banking experience to users as Samsung is working with major financial institutions in the US to enable their […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung publishes iris scanner details for the Galaxy Note 7

The next big thing from Samsung, the Galaxy Note 7, has now gone official, but, with the iris scanner being one of the new, mysterious, and most intriguing aspects of the latest-generation phablet, consumers are now trying to find out as much about the iris scanner as possible. As seen from a leaked video two […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

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