If you’ve been having trouble using the in-display fingerprint reader on a Google Pixel 6 or Pixel 7 series phone, you’re not alone. The phones' readers are notorious for being temperamental, and at times can refuse to acknowledge that you’re even trying to unlock the phone. Fortunately users on Reddit might have just figured out one of the causes.
In short, your Pixel’s fingerprint reader might be acting up because your hands are too dry. Which is an infuriatingly simple problem to have to deal with, but one that’s just as easy to workaround. It’s just a little bit crazy that it’s taken almost two years to figure this particular problem out.
