Unlock your Windows 10 PC with Samsung smartphone fingerprint sensor

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/06/2017 08:01 AM | source: | 18 comment(s)

In an update of its Flow app, Samsung now brings your smartphone fingerprint scanner closer to Windows 10 as Windows 10 computers can from now on be unlocked with the fingerprint sensor of Samsung smartphones.

The new option can be used by installing the Samsung Flow app from the Play Store on the phone and and then use the same app from the Windows Store on Windows 10. You then pair devices through Bluetooth.

Samsung Flow app from the Play Store
WSamsung Flow app from the Windows Store

Once connected it’s possible to login to Windows 10 with the fingerprint sensor of the Samsung phone. Please take note that the Creators Update of Windows 10 needs to be installed and the Galaxy smartphone needs Android 6.0 or higher. it might be handy for those that might forget a password.

There's another feature to be found herehere, it’s also possible to receive smartphone notifications on the PC and transfer files between the devices with the Samsung Flow app.

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Fox2232
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#5450173 Posted on: 07/06/2017 11:32 PM

so its not something kids can do after all?
arduino and relays and whatnot, instead of simply using already existing WoL is something these guys would do!

Read it again: "Those 2..."
Means: "Suspend, or Power-Off" which you mentioned.

Up to S3 I consider WoL working close to 100%. But then there is S4/S5. (Hibernation/Shutdown)

With my board:
S3 with lovely blue blinking LED is not something I want around - but it works.
S4 is of no use to me, so it is disabled.
And S5 unfortunately powers off LAN, Only front USBs for charging are alive.

Edit: And btw. My main PC wakes up with me via BIOS timer at 6:31.

LaDeX
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#5451552 Posted on: 07/11/2017 03:40 PM

Too bad that the Samsung Flow requires TPM support from the motherboard. At least my Asus P8Z77-V Pro doesn't have that.

Amaze
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#5451609 Posted on: 07/11/2017 06:11 PM

The same fingerprint scanner that works for around three weeks after calibration then decides that its had enough of being a fingerprint scanner and you have to go back to using the screen wipe unlock, until you can be bothered recalibrating it again?

Unlock my PC with THAT feature.... uh yeah but no!

My fingerprint scanner has been working for 18 months. Maybe you should try warranty.
I'm on Nexus 5x though, not Samsung.

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