'Galaxy S5 may be equipped with iris scanner' - Android Planet

Samsung has applied for a patent on an advanced technology that smartphone users enables their iris Used to lock their device. Possibly the Galaxy S5, the first smartphone that will make use of and not a fingerprint scanner, but for the safer technique of scanning your iris.

In the past, iris scanners were too expensive and large to implement in smartphones, because it was difficult to work with each eye type them. The patent discloses a method of Samsung wherein a light source is combined with a proximity sensor to scan. Your iris In theory this works smoothly and ensures significant cost savings compared to the old method.

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Iris Scanner secure than fingerprint scanner

Because iris is more difficult to forge than a finger, the technology around iris scanners much safer. In addition, there need be no direct contact where that is the case if you want to unlock your finger.

Since Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is added as facial recognition capability to secure. your Android device However, this method is less secure than a password, for example, because the software makes use of only a number of landmarks in your face. With it you can easily defraud, for example if you are using a mask. You iris never changes, which makes it very interesting as a security mechanism.

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