Some of you may have taken advantage of the excellent Google Pixel 6a launch promotion on Amazon that we told you about a few days ago and, the fastest ones, may already have received the device at home thanks to the speed of the shipping service of the giant of ‘ e-commerce.
Eager to test the new device purchased, some may run into what appears to be a youth problem related to the fingerprint sensor integrated into the display which, remember, is different from the one implemented on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
Google Pixel 6a unlocks with any fingerprint
This is not something similar to the older brothers, Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro which initially complained of a slow and inaccurate sensor, with also an annoying bug, but this time it is something more worrying; As reported by several users on Reddit, some Pixel 6a units allow the device to be unlocked with any fingerprint, even unregistered.
There are several tests carried out by users who managed to unlock the smartphone both with their own fingerprints (not associated with the device) and with those of friends and family, obviously not registered. This bug is certainly more worrying than the one that the other two smartphones of the family suffered from, but always from the users, there comes a possible temporary solution.
Here is the alternative solution
So if you too are among the unfortunate users afflicted by this problem do not despair, there are a couple of solutions you can rely on while waiting for a software fix from Big G.
The first is certainly the most inconvenient, but also the safest in a certain sense since it safeguards you from the possible repetition of this problem, that is to completely disable the unlocking by fingerprint, preferring a PIN, a password or an unlock pattern; While this can guarantee you to avoid problems with banking or payment applications, it is certainly not the best to have to rely on old-fashioned unlocking methods on a brand new device.
The second solution was successfully tested by a user who, again on Reddit, stated that he initially proceeded to delete all the fingerprints saved on the smartphone, later after registering his fingerprints again the problem never occurred. Unlike the first solution, this represents an excellent, momentary alternative to continue using the Pixel 6a fingerprint sensor without too many worries, waiting for Google to officially release a fix for this dangerous bug.
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