But you’ll definitely need it if you ever have to replace your screen.<\/p>\n
There’s no denying that the Google Pixel 6<\/a> and Pixel 6 Pro<\/a> are two of the year’s best Android smartphones<\/a>, but the in-display fingerprint scanners leave a lot to be desired. If you’re having trouble with your fingerprint scanner, Google’s newly-released Pixel repair tool<\/a> that XDA-Developers<\/a> discovered isn’t designed to ease your burdens.<\/p>\n Instead, this tool is here to recalibrate and recertify the fingerprint reader after replacing the display. That’s usually done after the display breaks due to a fall or some other mishap. Sometimes, this tool may need to be run after installing a custom ROM, too.<\/p>\n If you want to try to replace the screen yourself \u2014 or are having issues with the fingerprint scanner not working at all after a display replacement \u2014 head to the Pixel repair tool page and select the fingerprint calibration tool at the bottom. You’ll need a PC and a USB cable to complete the process.<\/p>\n Thankfully, unlike Apple<\/a>, Google provides ways to replace your screen and not lose out on important biometric unlocking functionality. The caveat is that you’ll need to factory reset your phone after using the tool, which syncs up all the proper security keys to ensure banks and other apps that your fingerprint is, indeed, your fingerprint and not a fake.<\/p>\n Don’t want to deal with that? Put a screen protector<\/a> and a case<\/a> on your Pixel 6 to keep this hassle from happening in the first place!<\/p>\n If you’re just having trouble with your Pixel 6’s fingerprint scanner \u2014 whether that’s slow performance or regular misidentifications \u2014 we’ll have some tips and tricks to help you iron out those issues shortly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From $599 at Amazon<\/a> It’s everything you need<\/p>\n Google’s Pixel 6 is more affordable than those other flagships yet doesn’t skimp on features. Google’s first custom processor and a pair of amazing cameras combine with stunning design to create the best phone under $600.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n But you’ll definitely need it if you ever have to replace your screen.<\/p>\n What you need to know<\/p>\n Google has released a fingerprint scanner calibration tool for resetting the fingerprint scanner security after a screen replacement. There’s no denying that the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are two of the year’s best Android smartphones, but the in-display fingerprint scanners leave a lot to be desired. If you’re having trouble with your fingerprint scanner, Google’s newly-released Pixel repair tool that XDA-Developers discovered isn’t designed to ease your burdens.<\/p>\n Instead, this tool is here to recalibrate and recertify the fingerprint reader after replacing the display. That’s usually done after the display breaks due to a fall or some other mishap. Sometimes, this …<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":204,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"The Pixel 6 fingerprint scanner calibration tool doesn't do what you think - ITTeacherITFreelance.hk","description":"But you'll definitely need it if you ever have to replace your screen. What you need to know Google has released a fingerprint scanner calibration tool for rese"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2978],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312481"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/204"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312482,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312481\/revisions\/312482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/sites\/androidcentral.com\/files\/styles\/large_wm_brw\/public\/article_images\/2021\/11\/pixel-6-fingerprint-scanner.jpg\"){kind=tracking}
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\nUsers only need to run this after replacing the screen, as it will need to reset security keys to recertify the authenticity of fingerprints being read.
\nSome users may need to run this after installing custom ROMs, too.<\/p>\n