XFINITY Stream app gets fingerprint support for parental controls

March 18, 2018, 7:30 am

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Comcast's switch from XFINITY TV to XFINITY Stream about a year ago was met with lots of criticism for a number of reasons, and based on the latest Google Store reviews, users still aren't very happy. But here's something that might cheer you up: fingerprint authentication has been added for parental controls.

WHAT'S NEW

Gain faster, easier access to your Parental Controls by using fingerprint authentication instead of a PIN.
We’ve worked out a few code improvements and fixed some bugs to enhance your overall experience.

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Amazon adds fingerprint support to its Key app

March 20, 2018, 6:30 am

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Amazon's Key in-home delivery service was announced last October and its cameras and smart door locks became available in November. Since then, Amazon has been able to use Key to place your purchases inside your doorstep by asking you to grant its delivery staff access to your house and letting you monitor everything via camera. Now the Key app is getting one small but important update: fingerprint authentication.

Since Key essentially controls your smart door lock, leaving the app unprotected isn't a very good idea.

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Web Authentication API aims to make passwords unnecessary

April 10, 2018, 10:15 am

≫ Next: Samsung hit with lawsuit of up to $2.8 billion for infringing on biometric-related patents

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Passwords are kind of a pain. You probably have sign-in credentials for about a million services, and ideally, they're all different. Password managers can help, but they're often finicky. A new standard by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) called Web Authentication API could simplify your digital life by allowing for password-free sign-ins across a wide variety of websites.

Instead of entering a password, users use their phone's registered unlock method, be it PIN, pattern, or fingerprint.

Web Authentication API aims to make passwords unnecessary was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Samsung hit with lawsuit of up to $2.8 billion for infringing on biometric-related patents

April 12, 2018, 10:21 pm

≫ Next: Google Photos v3.20 prepares to launch suggested actions and may hint at locking photos with a fingerprint [APK Teardown]

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With their fingerprint sensors, iris scanners, and facial recognition tech, Samsung phones feature more methods of biometric authentication than most, if not all, of their competitors. However, the Korean company is now being sued by a US-based "data security firm," PACid Technologies, for infringing on two US patents and one Korean patent with its biometric features.

The lawsuit, filed on April 6th with the Texas Eastern District Court, comprises phones from the Galaxy S6 all the way to the Galaxy S8.

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Google Photos v3.20 prepares to launch suggested actions and may hint at locking photos with a fingerprint [APK Teardown]

May 9, 2018, 3:48 pm

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While new information keeps rolling out of Google I/O, some of the recently announced things are creeping out in various forms. After the keynote, we've been expecting some enhancements to Google Photos, and the latest update contains new text that makes it look pretty likely that we'll be getting them soon. There's also a subtle clue that may suggest we'll soon to lock up some of our photos or albums and access them with a fingerprint.

Google Photos v3.20 prepares to launch suggested actions and may hint at locking photos with a fingerprint [APK Teardown] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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[Update: Rolling out in Chrome 67 on desktop now] Web Authentication API aims to make passwords unnecessary

May 30, 2018, 6:25 pm

≫ Next: Microsoft OneDrive v5.14 adds fingerprint authentication [APK Download]

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Update 1: 2018/05/30 6:34pm PDT
As reported by ZDNet, the Web Authentication API is rolling out in Chrome 67 on desktop now.

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Microsoft OneDrive v5.14 adds fingerprint authentication [APK Download]

July 26, 2018, 8:34 pm

≫ Next: Chrome 70 adds fingerprint login support for Web Authentication, enables TLS 1.3, and more [APK Download]

≪ Previous: [Update: Rolling out in Chrome 67 on desktop now] Web Authentication API aims to make passwords unnecessary

Given that fingerprint sensors have been on almost every non-budget phone for several years now, it's no surprise that a vast majority of secure apps offer fingerprint authentication. After all, who wants to type out a bunch of characters when you could just touch the back of your phone? Microsoft's OneDrive app is the latest to join the club, and we've got the APK if you need it.

WHAT'S NEW

In addition to a PIN Code, you'll now be able to use your fingerprint to lock the OneDrive app.

Microsoft OneDrive v5.14 adds fingerprint authentication [APK Download] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Chrome 70 adds fingerprint login support for Web Authentication, enables TLS 1.3, and more [APK Download]

September 14, 2018, 11:53 am

≫ Next: OnePlus talks about Screen Unlock, its in-display fingerprint sensor

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Chrome 69 was a massive update, as it brought a brand new interface to both desktop and mobile. Now that v69 is on stable, the beta channel has been updated to version 70. This isn't as big of an update as the previous release, but it still has a few important improvements - particularly for security.

Web Authentication improvements

Chrome 67 added initial support for the Web Authentication API, which allows sites to use something other than usernames and passwords for logging in.

Chrome 70 adds fingerprint login support for Web Authentication, enables TLS 1.3, and more [APK Download] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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OnePlus talks about Screen Unlock, its in-display fingerprint sensor

October 3, 2018, 7:10 am

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It's far from a secret at this point that the upcoming OnePlus 6T will shirk the pesky external fingerprint sensor in favor of the as-yet-unproven, superior in-display variant. Snarkiness aside, I am personally skeptical at this point, but that doesn't mean the prospect isn't neat. And from the sounds of the latest blog post from OnePlus, the company is pretty excited to show off what they've accomplished with what it dubbed Screen Unlock.

OnePlus talks about Screen Unlock, its in-display fingerprint sensor was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Web Authentication improvements

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