An empty battery may disable the fingerprint sensor on the Google Pixel 6
If the battery of the Google Pixel 6 runs out completely, the fingerprint sensor may not work until you factory reset the phone.
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Besides being sluggish and unreliable, the fingerprint sensor on the Google Pixel 6 may suffer from yet another problem.
According to reports on Reddit and Google Issue Tracker, a completely flat battery may disable the fingerprint sensor on the Pixel 6. Users claim that the fingerprint sensor cannot work after rebooting and charging the battery. A factory reset is said to be the only solution at the moment.
Google is aware of the issue, but it remains to be seen if a software update is able to fix it.
Source: Google Issue Tracker, Reddit via Android Authority
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