can android phone be used as biometric finger print device

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muktoshuvro picture muktoshuvro · Aug 8, 2012 · Viewed 18.4k times · Source

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Is fingerprint supported in android devices?

Is it possible to use an android phone as a biometric finger print device?

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Coeffect picture Coeffect · Aug 8, 2012

As in, you touch the screen and it gets your fingerprint? No. The touch screen doesn't have that kind of scanning technology. As far as Marc's comment about using the camera, that could prove very difficult. Changes in lighting will make it very hard to pick out all the lines in the fingerprint.

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