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Settings : Security : Lock and unlock phone
Each finger has a unique print. If you've added only one fingerprint, add more for other fingers you want to
use with the sensor.
The sensor may have trouble reading fingerprints if your finger is:
•
Wet
•
Oily
•
Dirty
•
Injured
If a registered fingerprint isn't working as expected,
injured, add fingerprints for your other fingers and use them until healed.
Issue: Fingerprint option disappeared from Security menu.
After each troubleshooting step, check to see if your issue is fixed.
1.
Turn your phone off and then on again.
2.
Check if a software update is available
3.
Check for app updates.
Open
the Play Store app, then touch your profile icon
4.
Use safe mode
to see if apps you installed are causing the issue and uninstall as needed.
If the sensor works correctly in safe mode, a 3rd party app is probably causing the issue. These apps can
cause issues: lock screen apps, app locks that use the fingerprint sensor, RAM boosters, and RAM
cleaners.
5.
Reset the phone.
remove
and re-add the fingerprint. If your finger is
for your phone.
> Manage apps & device.
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