Google is using a new under-display fingerprint sensor on the Pixel 6a which should work better than the one on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
Ask a Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro user to tell you the most aggravating issue that he or she has dealt with since buying the new Google flagship phone and you’re likely to hear that it is the fingerprint sensor. The under-display fingerprint sensor used by Google is a cheaper optical version and at times it doesn’t register the user’s fingerprint. To say that Pixel 6 series owners were infuriated would be an understatement. While subsequent software updates have greatly improved the performance of the biometric reader, there is still plenty of room for improvement. There has been speculation that Google was planning on including its Face unlock facial recognition system with the Pixel 6 Pro but decided against it at the last minute. Still, there is even more speculation surrounding the possibility of adding Face unlock on Pixel 6 Pro models during an upcoming Pixel Quarterly Feature Drop. Recently, we explained how a Sony sensor might allow the Google Pixel 6 Pro to create a depth map of the user’s face making it possible to offer a secure facial recognition system even though it was added to the phone via a software update.
