{"id":118950,"date":"2015-05-25T06:08:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T06:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=118950"},"modified":"2015-05-24T22:17:41","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T22:17:41","slug":"next-version-of-android-will-let-you-log-into-apps-with-a-fingerprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/next-version-of-android-will-let-you-log-into-apps-with-a-fingerprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Next version of Android will let you log into apps with a fingerprint"},"content":{"rendered":"
Say goodbye to remembering long passwords.<\/p>\n
The next version of Android\u00a0\u2014 tentatively called Android M \u2014 will reportedly include “native fingerprint authentication,” according to a report from BuzzFeed<\/em>.<\/p>\n With fingerprint authentication baked right into the mobile operating system, users will be to “log in to all of the supported applications on their Android devices without entering a password,” the report states.<\/p>\n Google is expected to announce the feature at its annual Google I\/O developer conference that will be held from May 28 to 29 in San Francisco.<\/p>\n iOS users with TouchID-equipped devices know all about the convenience of using a fingerprint instead of entering a password. Not only is it faster, but it’s also more secure.<\/p>\n Fingerprint authentication will require a device with a fingerprint sensor, though.<\/span><\/p>\n There aren’t many Android devices that have fingerprint sensors right now \u2014 the Samsung Galaxy Note 4,S6\/S6 Edge and HTC One Max are a few that come to mind \u2014 but that will likely change soon.<\/p>\n A fingerprint sensor was originally planned for the Nexus 6, but Google scrapped the feature at the last minute when it couldn’t get a first-class supplier. Apple reportedly gobbled up all of the sensors Google wanted.<\/p>\n In addition to replacing annoying passwords, fingerprints can be used for mobile payments.<\/p>\n Apple Pay has already proven to be a hit and Samsung Pay hopes to replicate the same success.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source:\u00a0mashable.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Say goodbye to remembering long passwords. The next version of Android\u00a0\u2014 tentatively called Android M \u2014 will reportedly include “native fingerprint authentication,” according to a report from BuzzFeed. With fingerprint authentication baked right into the mobile operating system, users will be to “log in to all of the supported applications on their Android devices without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":118951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[18],"yoast_head":"\n