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Bank of America app to get support for the Galaxy S8’s iris scanner

Samsung hasn't put an iris scanner on its flagship smartphones only to control access to the device. It can really prove to be useful for mobile banking apps. Major UK high street bank TSB has already confirmed that it's going to add support for the Galaxy S8's iris scanner to its mobile banking app next […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Galaxy S8 Tip: Get faster iris scanning with one simple change

The Galaxy S8 is the only Samsung flagship on the market right now that has an iris scanner. The feature is great for controlling access to the device and also for services like Samsung Pass where the user can rely on iris scanning to authenticate their credentials. You first have to configure your iris data […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

New patent details Samsung’s multi-camera iris recognition system

It has long been rumored that Samsung is going to introduce iris recognition in its mobile devices and a few weeks ago it released a tablet for the government and businesses in India that features an iris scanner. It's also more or less confirmed that the Galaxy Note 7 is going to have an iris scanner […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Galaxy Note 7 iris scanner will reportedly be supplied by Patron

It has been rumored multiple times that the next Galaxy Note handset is going to feature an iris scanner. Samsung recently launched a Galaxy Iris tablet for the government and businesses in India, and it has received several trademarks recently which hints at the iris scanner finally being brought to a consumer device. A new report […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung trademarks Galaxy Iris and Galaxy Eyeprint in Korea and the US

Fingerprint sensors are becoming all the rage these days, with nearly all well-known smartphone manufacturers implementing the feature into their high-end handsets, but iris scanning technology has been something of a whisper. Samsung has been considering the possibility of implementing iris scanners since at least the Galaxy S5, but the company's first explicit jump into the future […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Samsung planning April release for Galaxy S5, considering iris scan technology

Well, looks like Samsung will indeed be sticking to its usual schedule of announcing new Galaxy S flagships in March and launching them in April. Lee Young Hee, executive vice president of the company’s mobile business, confirmed to Bloomberg that the Galaxy S5 would launch sometime in April, along with the second-generation Galaxy Gear (already hinted […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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