Getty ImagesSamsung could drop the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner on its upcoming Galaxy S11 series following a security flaw that hit in October, according to reports. Following the security flaw, Samsung released a fix, but a number of apps including banks had already dropped the ability for users to authenticate themselves on a Samsung device using the fingerprint scanner. Following doubts about the fingerprint scanner’s reliability, a Korean analyst told The Korea Times that Samsung could abandon the ultrasonic technology all together on its future smartphones. Made by technology company Qualcomm, the Samsung Galaxy S10’s fingerprint scanner uses ultrasonic waves from under the display to read a person’s fingerprint, rather than the optical technology used on other scanners. Unfortunately, today we have a culture of having to be first to the market, often at the expense of thorough testing.

Source: Forbes December 01, 2019 13:41 UTC