Android 6.0 Marshmallow Fingerprint Scanner Authentication on Google Play Store- Nexus 5X,6P

Android 6.0 Marshmallow Fingerprint Scanner : Upcoming much awaited Android 6.0 includes new features like Fingerprint Payment Authentication feature has finally made its way to Android users. It was limited only to iPhone and iPad users all these years. With this feature, users will be allowed to authorize payments on the Google Play using the fingerprint sensor. This new fingerprint application programming interface (API). Even better, this support is not just for securely unlocking a device or other functionality limited to the phone's lock screen, it extends to the Google Play store as well.

Android 6.0 users gets Fingerprint Payment Authentication on Google Play:

The fingerprint scanner on the back of Google's latest smartphones, the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P.If you skipped fingerprint setup the first time you powered up the device, or need to add another finger or two to your Nexus, you can do so at anytime.Registering your fingerprint with Nexus Imprint takes just a few seconds. After you're done, you can unlock the phone or use your fingerprint to pay for stuff in the Play store instead of having to enter your password.

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Android 6.0 Marshmallow fingerprint sensors Nexus 5X,6P

Google which has recently released its latest version of OS, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, comes with support for the fingerprint reader. The Google Nexus 5X and the Nexus 6P feature the Nexus Imprint sensor.This new Google Play feature has been first noticed by Android Police and it is oddly disabled by default. Android users willing to experience this new feature have to head over to the Google Play app settings and enable the option from under the User Controls section.

Here's how to set up or add more fingers to Nexus 5X,6P Imprint:

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• Launch the Settings app.
• Tap on Security.
• Select Nexus Imprint.
• Tap on Add fingerprint.
• If you're adding your first fingerprint, you'll be asked to set up a backup pattern or PIN for the off chance the sensor can't read your finger.

You'll need to place your finger on the sensor, then lift it, and put it back a few times during the registration process. Be sure to slightly adjust its positioning in order for the sensor to map out as much of your fingerprint as possible.

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Once you're done, you can either add another or close settings. The next time you want to unlock your phone, you only need to place your finger on the sensor.As previously mentioned, only the LG Nexus 5X and the Huawei Nexus 6P support this functionality for now, but any future device that launches with Android 6.0 Marshmallow on board and has a fingerprint reader should support fingerprint authentication for Play Store purchases.

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