How to setup the fingerprint reader on the Samsung Galaxy S5.
After years of speculation and endless articles with rumors of an Android Os cell phone, with a fingerprint scanner we finally got the flagship model we always wanted. It’s been a long wait. And it did not help that the other popular cell phone Os got their fingerprint scanner last year.
While the competitors scanner work in such a way that you can hold your finger on the button, Samsung has implemented a scanner which requires you to swipe you finger across it. I won’t tell you which is my favorite. Rest assured that they both work.
Swipe your finger across the home button
In this tutorial I will show you how to setup the fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S5.
How to setup the Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner.
- From your home screen press the “apps” icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
- In the quick settings tab, press the “finger scanner” icon.
- Press where it says “Fingerprint manager”.
- Agree to the disclaimer by pressing ok.
- Swipe your finger across the home button as you can see in the animation.
- Now all you have to do is enter a password as an alternative in case your phone can’t recognise your finger.
- Once you have done this your phone will send you to the “Screen unlock settings” screen, where you will have to pick “fingerprint”.
- That’s it, if this was useful why not
If for some reason your device is having difficulties recognising your finger, it can be a good idea to add another fingerprint to the phone. If you really want to use the finger you first used, but still have a hard time getting it to work you could setup the same finger again as a new print. If you choose to do so I would recommend that you hold it at a slightly different angle.
I would prefer if I could use my thumb on the scanner for one handed use. But had a hard time getting it right. In the end I had to setup my index finger to get it working in a satisfactory way.
Related Galaxy S5 tutorials.
- Galaxy S5 update tutorial.
- Galaxy S5 screenshot tutorial.
- Galaxy S5 reset tutorial.
- Or head on over to Galaxy S5 tutorials to see them all.
The fingerprint security swipe is a joke. Why would you have an oblong button for a round fingerprint. It doesn’t make sense and it doesn’t work well at all. I will take several several wipe to get it to read. Take notes from iPhone
Please help me to do it on the samsung trend 2 lite
I found it works best if I swipe whichever finger I use at multiple angles during setup. Each swipe just change by a few degrees and now it recognizes no matter if I’m slightly off vertical or if I’m swiping with my finger at 90°. Only time it fails now is if finger is wet.
Thank you greatly for your tutorials. Even though I only upgraded from a Galaxy S4 to an S5 there are some big changes. I still haven’t gotten my fingerprint lock working yet I’m thinking it has more to do with how cold my fingers always are because I’m diabetic, but that’s just a guess. Those silly mood rings & such have never worked for me either…lol.
I’m grateful for all of your tutorials and +g’d them too.
Thanks & Happy Holidays,
Joy