FAIRPHONE 3 and 3+ A13 - Fingerprint sensor update

[bartim]

Thank you for your statement. While I would have liked for it to be available sooner, I understand that stuff like this needs to be coordinated.

I have a few remarks and questions, though.

@mikiballester

As we explained in the post, that app does not follow the recommendations of Google.

Where in the post did you explain this? Found it now, thanks to AnotherElk. However, this part:

@mikiballester

All apps that offer biometric login also offer the option to login using your password or pin code

I don’t use the “Digitales Amt” app, but those statements seem to contradict each other – it seems that not all apps that offer biometric login also offer the option to login using your password or pin code. You might want to clarify that.

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Also, the following is a bit misleading in my opinion:

@mikiballester

I use another alternative operating system on my Fairphone 3/3+. Will this issue affect me as well?

Yes. Alternative operating systems all use the same fingerprint firmware as our official software, since there is no alternative or open source firmware available for Fairphone 3’s sensor. Therefore, in terms of fingerprint detection and spoofing security (reproducing someone else’s fingerprint), other systems will be as secure as our official one.

While it is true that the firmware of the fingerprint sensor is the same and therefore not more or less secure as on stock OS, this isn’t really what the question is about – the question asks if Custom ROMs will have the same problem in Android 13, and the answer, at least for Lineage OS, is no. Your answer sounds different.

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Last but not least: Android 11 still isn’t EOL for at least a few months, I think. For those users that want to stay on Android 11, are you planning on providing security patches for Android 11 until the EOL date?