10 days ago | By Android Headlines

For better or worse, the Pixel 6a will get the same official case as the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. That is the plastic case that caused people to share conflicting feelings. Some people love it, others not so much
The Pixel 6a will get the same official case as its siblings
We're talking about the company's relatively thin plastic case. That plastic case essentially replaced the company's fabric case. People mostly loved that fabric case, but Google decided to scrap it, and replace it with this.
Google didn't exactly release an official confirmation this will happen, per se, but that case did pop...
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Pixel 6a Has A Different Fingerprint Scanner Than Pixel 6 & 6 Pro

10 days ago | By Android Headlines

The Pixel 6a launched two days ago, and many people assumed it will include the same fingerprint scanner as its siblings, but that won't be the case. The Pixel 6a will ship with a different fingerprint scanner than the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro.
The Pixel 6a is coming with a different fingerprint scanner than the Pixel 6 & 6 Pro
This has been confirmed by Rick Osterloh, Google's Senior Vice President of Devices and Services. He confirmed that to Android Central during Google I/O 2022.
On one hand, this is a bit surprising, but on the other, not so much. Why? Well, you'd immediately assume that...
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The Google Pixel 6a might fix the Pixel 6's most annoying flaw

10 days ago | By Tech Radar

If you have a Google Pixel 6 or a Pixel 6 Pro then outside of the many bugs - which have mostly now been fixed - you might be most annoyed by the fingerprint sensor, which many users have found to be deeply unreliable. But the Google Pixel 6a might not have this problem. That's because the new phone has a different fingerprint sensor to the main Pixel 6 models. This was confirmed by Rick Osterloh (the Senior VP for Devices and Services at Google) in conversation with Android Central at Google IO 2022. However, there's no guarantee that the Pixel 6a's new sensor will be any better. Osterloh...
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The Pixel 6a will use a different in-display fingerprint scanner to the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro

10 days ago | By 9to5Google

With some Pixel 6 owners still facing issues, it seems that the Pixel 6a will use a different in-display fingerprint scanner for biometric security.
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