

The speed hasn’t increased drastically, but the instances where the sensor fails to recognize registered fingerprints have definitely toned down. Some users are also reporting that the Android 13 stable update, which started rolling out in August, has also improved the fingerprint sensor experience. Joe Maring/Digital Trends The Android 13 update conundrum At Digital Trends, we've noticed some improvement following this approach. If you want to register a fresh imprint, tap the Bin icon adjacent to the original fingerprint labeled as "Finger 1" by default. Step 4: After entering the PIN and arriving on the next page, tap on the Add fingerprint option to register another fingerprint. Step 3: Once you tap on the Fingerprint unlock option, you will see a prompt to enter the device PIN. Step 2: On the Security page, scroll down and select the option that says Fingerprint unlock. Step 1: Open the Settings app on your Pixel 6a and tap on the Security option. To do so, you need to delete the existing fingerprint and go through the registration once again. If you’re facing trouble with slow or failed fingerprint recognition issues on your Pixel 6a, try a fresh registration process or add a new fingerprint of the same digit. However, users have come up with a few tricks to address the problem. So far, Google hasn’t recognized the problem officially and won’t say whether it will be fixed via a software update, the way it resolved a similar issue on the Pixel 6 and its Pro variant. Sometimes, it takes a healthy couple of seconds to unlock the device, and occasionally, it simply refuses to identify the registered fingerprint. We haven’t been able to replicate it on Pixel 6a units being used by three members of the Digital Trends team, but the accuracy is definitely a hit or miss. For some users, the fingerprint sensor has been uncharacteristically slow or simply fails to recognize their registered fingerprint for unlocking the device.Ī more serious issue that Pixel 6a owners have lately reported is that the device also unlocks with the unregistered fingerprints of another person. One of the most common issues that Pixel 6a buyers have complained about has to do with its in-display fingerprint sensor. Nadeem Sarwar/Digital Trends Fingerprint sensor woes



If you have Google’s latest mid-ranger in your pocket and are facing issues, here are some suggestions on how to fix them. We’ve been tracking the most frequently-reported pain points Pixel 6a users have run into so far.
