TL;DR
- The latest Android 16 update brings back the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature to Pixel phones.
- The feature was introduced in Android 16 DP2 for the Pixel 9 series, but later expanded to older Pixel models.
- It was mysteriously removed in subsequent Android 16 betas, but the latest stable QPR2 update reinstates it on the Pixel 9 and above.
Android’s latest update is quietly bringing back a useful fingerprint unlocking option to Pixel phones. The Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock toggle has…
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