Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Google releases Fingerprint Calibration tool for the Pixel 6 to help with repairs

It seems that Google has taken a page out of Apple’s playbook at tied the fingerprint reader on every Pixel 6 and 6 Pro to the original motherboard (or more likely, to the Titan M2 security chip on said motherboard). This means that if you replace the screen in a non-official repair shop, the fingerprint reader will have to be removed from the old screen and placed on the new one, which carries the risk of damaging it. There is hope of an easier solution. Google added a new feature to the Google Pixel Update and Software Repair tool - while it doesn’t have the most imaginative name, it can...

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