Samsung Galaxy S24 family to get faster fingerprint unlocking | Infinium-tech

Samsung is in the middle of its public beta testing phase for One UI 7 based on Android 15. The latest version of the skin will make its official stable debut with the upcoming Galaxy S25 series, which is expected to be unveiled on January 22.

After that, the update should be rolled out to older Samsung devices, starting with the Galaxy S24 family. Speaking of which, a new X post from prolific Chinese leaker Ice Universe today brings us some good news regarding the speed of fingerprint unlocking on the Galaxy S24 models. It will be loud, and the sound is also crystal clear, as shown in the video below showing unlocking on the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

Not only is the sound clear, but the fingerprint unlocking speed is also extremely fast, faster than the previous version. pic.twitter.com/7tCIKgGrOW

– ICE Universe (@UniverseIce) 2 January 2025

The S24 devices already have the best hardware for fingerprint unlocking speeds, using ultrasonic sensors that are faster than optical sensors (and work even when your hands are wet). This has long been a standout feature for Samsung’s flagship line (though competitors are now catching up), but glitches in the One UI software have sometimes left the unlocking experience feeling unnecessarily slow.

This will obviously change with One UI 7. It feels like the animations have been tightened up and made faster (before you basically had to disable unlock animations to feel any motion), though we’d say it’s still an improvement. There is some scope for area. Anyway, Ice Universe says the experience will be faster than One UI 6, and that’s commendable.

It will reportedly arrive in the next One UI 7 beta, which may drop in the next few days. We will let you know when this happens.