Can Fingerprint Be Used Without System Lock Screen?

[consultant]

[URL='http://breaking2.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=12753&do=news&news_id=475361']I'[/URL]ve got an LG G6 (wait for it.. question is about S8) and what irritates me is I can't use the fingerprint sensor with 3rd party apps (including lock screen apps) without enabling the system lockscreen. When you go to disable the System Lockscreen, it deletes the registered fingerprint making the fingerprint sensor useless, even to other apps like LastPass.

I'm trying to determine if this is an LG G6 feature, or this is standard operation for any Marshmellow O/S phone with a fingerprint sensor.

Is this also the case with the S8 that you have to have the System Lockscreen enabled to use the fingerprint sensor?

 

[GamerCore]

No matter what, your phone will need to be securely locked. So yeah, lock screen is required.

 

[TRev1819]

My question is how can you bypass this secure your lock screen, fingerprint seems like enough.

 

[Hadron]

Yes, a fingerprint will unlock it. But you cannot set one up without enabling another unlock method such a PIN or password. This is for two reasons: it gives you a backup if your finger is wet or dirty and the scanner won't work, and as fingerprint is regarded as less secure phones will intermittently ask for a more secure method as verification.

I find fingerprint no inconvenience, as I just put my finger on it as I pick the phone up: I never actually see the lockscreen. So I don't really understand the objection. But android does have other options for disabling the lock screen when e.g. it is connected to a particular Bluetooth device, for those who do find this an issue.