The Samsung Galaxy S5 has many new features but the fingerprint sensor is one of the most outstanding. This feature was already included in Apple's iPhone 5S and Samsung has added it to its flagship, although its functions are different. The fingerprint sensor of the Samsung Galaxy S5 allows you to protect the terminal from the lock screen, but also gives the option to block content from the terminal, such as photo albums or documents. On the other hand, it also allows payments to be made through the PayPal platformand its functions are expected to continue to expand. However, screen lock is the most common and practical application. Instead of typing in a code or drawing a pattern, this system unlocks the phone just by swiping your finger over the home button, faster and more secure. We tell you how to configure the fingerprint sensor of the Samsung Galaxy S5.
The fingerprint sensor has its own entry in the quick settings panel, which is found in the notifications drop-down that is opened by sliding from top to bottom. The first thing to do is configure the fingerprint with which we will unlock the terminal. The finger detector of the Galaxy S5 works by dragging, that is, we will have to pass all the finger over the surface of the button, not just leave it perched. Due to the gesture to be made, the most comfortable finger to configure would be the index finger, but you can choose the one you want. When configuring a fingerprint, a wizard appears that guides us through the process to make it easier.It will ask us to pass our finger up to eight times over the button, until it has been fully registered. At this point you have to be careful to do it well. If we look closely, a dot pattern appears on the start button, on the screen itself. The system asks us to also slide our finger across the screen so that we can pass the entire fingerprint over the button. When we have completed the eight steps we already have the stored fingerprint. The fingerprint scanner allows you to register up to three different fingers, so we can add other people who can use the phone.
With the fingerprint or fingerprints already configured, we will have to store a password as an alternative in the event that the button does not work. Then, what remains to be done is to configure the fingerprint unlocking from Settings and each time we go to unlock the phone we can do it by swiping our finger over the start button. The scanner application also allows us to manage the saved fingerprints, deleting or adding new ones whenever we want. This system adds a more advanced level of security, but it is also more practical and faster than the code or pattern lock.
