It’s noteworthy that the “Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock” option isn’t entirely new in Android 16. Google implemented it in the beta 2 update, but only for the Pixel 9 series.

The Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature was mysteriously removed from Android 16 Beta 4, but here's how to enable it on your Pixel phone.

The Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature lets you unlock your Pixel phone even when its screen is off. It was first introduced in Android 16 DP2 but only worked on the Pixel 9 series.

Android 16 beta 3 is allowing older Google Pixel phones to catch up with Android phones from other manufacturers with its new Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock settings (spotted by Mishaal Rahman at ...

Both devices are currently running Android 15, and notably, offer a faster fingerprint unlock experience compared to the Pixel 8, irrespective of whether the screen is on or off.

How to unlock your Pixel phone with the screen off. Here's how the new feature works. First, get an eligible Pixel phone and then update it to Android 16 beta 3 (I'll go over how in a little bit).

Spotted in the latest Android 16 Developer Preview 2, a new setting will let you unlock the phone even if your screen is completely off. Here’s the deal here.

Smartphone users unlock their phones, on average, an incredible 150 times a day. That means you're going to see your lock screen an awful lot, so it should absolutely be something you like looking at.