• privateX@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Ah, thank you. I’ll wait for the 10 Pro XL then. Hopefully it’s fingerprint scanner is better than the Pixel 6. It’s hopeless.

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      7 hours ago

      I wouldn’t hold out too much hope on that. I started on a pixel 1 then a 3xl (both had power button fingerprint sensors that were awesome) then moved to a 5, 6 and 7 with in screen readers. They’re all crap. I gave up using the one on my 7 almost entirely.

      Google can’t seem to get that part figured out. It is exacerbated on custom ROM’s in my experience as well (Graphene mainly on the 7).

      Currently using a flip6 with power button reader and it was a revelation going back to a working fingerprint reader.

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        5 hours ago

        The 5 is the last not in the screen, and it just works, on factory, DivestOS, Lineage and Graphene (I’ve run them all).

        It’s part of why I stay on the 5.

        In the Pixel 5, the “a” is a larger phone. I don’t think there’s a 7a, it’s like 7, 7 Pro, and one other, I think.

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          3 hours ago

          Its a mess honestly. Sanity checking myself, 5a was larger, 6a and 7a were smaller. There was also a 3a and 3a xl. Lol

          Seems the only consistency is inconsistency.

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        6 hours ago

        Same person. I had to switch instances as .world blocks VPNs.

        From what I understand the Pixel 6 - 8 uses an optical scanner but the 9 uses the same ultrasonic sensor the Galaxy S25 uses. I’m hoping that’s better.