The Galaxy Note 7 introduced the iris scanner biometric to the Galaxy family but we know how that worked out. With the Galaxy S8, we now had our first iris scanner on a Galaxy S Series handheld. I would say this was a real breakthrough in terms of unlocking your device at a secure level with just a glance up front. Facial recognition as we know has never really been secure on Galaxy phones due to the fact they are just 2D pictures used to authorize the unlock.

Looking back at the Galaxy S8 as well as the Galaxy S9, they also had their fingerprint scanners located on the back. The Galaxy S8 had the fingerprint scanner placed in a uhh pretty uncomfortable spot. But then we had the Galaxy S9 refine this placement to create an ultimate combination of unlocking security for our phones. These two phones also introduced us to the feature of swiping down on the fingerprint sensor in order to bring down the notification bar. A very useful feature that I miss to this day after owning a Galaxy S10. Not all is lost though! One Handed Operation through Good Lock can replicate this feature on screen which I will go more in depth in another blog up soon.

Now with the Galaxy S10 out and the Note 10 in the horizon, we see no signs of an iris scanner returning and we can say good-bye to swiping down on the back of our phones to bring down our notifications. How do you feel about losing these biometrics in return of an in-screen fingerprint scanner along with minimal bezels?