The fingerprint scanner is a technology that has been around for a long time, but several manufacturers are still working to make it even more convenient.
Xiaomi is one of them, as the company recently filed a patent that describes a new way to make the under-display fingerprint sensor easier to use.
Currently, on-screen sensors require users to tap the screen in a specific area to unlock the device.
In most cases, this special region lights up and displays an indicator to ensure users touch the screen in the right place, allowing accurate scanning.
Xiaomi’s new patent describes an improved way to do this, allowing the user to unlock the smartphone by touching the screen virtually anywhere.
The entire screen works like a fingerprint scanner, which means that the unlocking process would be more comfortable.
At the moment, this is just a patent, so it’s best not to have too many illusions.