Microsoft to Add Fingerprint Support on Windows Phones in its Next Upgrade

Microsoft is relied upon to release its Windows 10 Anniversary update for desktop and smartphones at some point in July. With this upgrade, Microsoft will finally add support for fingerprint sensors for users who frequently make use of it on their Windows 10 Mobile-based smartphones.

A feature called Windows Hello was presented with Windows 10 Mobile and Windows 10, utilizing facial recognition to open the locked gadgets. However, the unique fingerprint sensor that is presently an amazingly popular feature on Android and iOS devices had been missing for a long time on Windows handsets.

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However, as per latest reports, tech giant Microsoft has finally confirmed at its WinHEC gathering that it is at long last bringing support for unique fingerprint readers s in the following Windows 10 Mobile upgrade due scheduled to unveil in the month of July. The scanner will have to be incorporated with Microsoft's Windows Hello functionality since it's required to make it function. As per reports, the first smartphone to actually come with this new update would be HP Elite x3.

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Aside from unique fingerprint sensor, the Windows 10 Anniversary upgrade will also bring a large group of new features, a number of bug fixes for both the desktops and mobile handsets. Additionally, it is expected to remove Wi-Fi Sense controversial password sharing feature in the new upgrade. It will also add the capacity to download extensions on its Edge browser, and bring real-time Web notifications. All these features are right now available for testing in preview releases, and further AdBlock and Adblock Plus both have released their extension support for the as new Microsoft Edge browser.

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It is additionally pegged to bring Windows Ink, another platform created for Windows 10 applications that support a pen or stylus giving its users a chance to write on with advanced ink on applications like Microsoft Office, Bing Maps, Edge and even Sticky Notes among others.

Moreover, the Windows 10 Anniversary Update will bring more profound integration of Microsoft virtual assistant Cortana and the visuals for User Account Control exchange will likewise get upgraded. All these features are accessible for testing in the most recent preview release and users who have latest and compatible gadgets can become a part of the Insider project to get their hands on the latest version.

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