Smartphone with five rear cameras was announced two months ago at MWC 2019 and went on sale in March. One of the features of the model, in addition to the photomodule, was a display with a built-in fingerprint scanner. For the Nokia brand, this was the first experience of installing such a fingerprint sensor, and, apparently, something went wrong.
The day before, a video appeared on the Web in which its author unlocks the device using an unregistered fingerprint. Moreover, he can even remove the blockage with a pack of chewing gum. One would assume that this is an isolated case, and there is some kind of sensor malfunction, but other Nokia 9 PureView owners have reported a similar bug.
Video of the fingerprint sensor unlocking phone with a packet of chewing gum and someone else's finger
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As of this writing, HMD Global, the owner of the Nokia brand, has not responded to these reports. However, if the problem is really widespread, then its solution will appear in the near future. Until this happens, users should use a digital or graphic code to securely protect the personal information stored in the phone.
Recall that with the release of Nokia 9, HMD Global has revived the PureView series of camera phones. The smartphone got a 5,99-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2880 Γ 1440 pixels, a Snapdragon 845 processor, 6 GB of RAM and a 128 GB internal storage without expandability. The case of the device is protected from water and dust according to the IP67 standard and has a thickness of 8 mm. In Russia, the official price of the model is 49 rubles.
Source: 3dnews.ru