On Wednesday, Samsung announced that it had updated software that was causing fingerprint recognition problems in its Galaxy S10 and Note 10 smartphones. screen, it could also be unlocked by other people besides her, despite having set up the recognition of their own fingerprints. Samsung apologized for the problem with a message spread to users through the Samsung Members app, inviting them to update their biometric data after updating the operating system of their smartphone.
The new Galaxy S10 have, under the screen, a fingerprint reader that allows, using ultrasound, to unlock the phone without having to enter a code, and without having to press physical keys. The problem occurred with a series of screen protectors that are sold together with silicone covers: Samsung had explained that it happened because these protectors have an internal structure that overlapping the ridges of the fingerprints interfered with their detection.
