My FP3 Fingerprint sensor is working so badly it's basically completely useless

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Hi and welcome to the forum.

Have a look at this post. When registering it’s important to leave your finger on the sensor at each touch until instructed to lift it.

Android 10: no fingerprint for unlock

This is an old topic so I thought it would be good to wrap it up with the following summary. I’m marking this post as “Solution” so that the topic is seen as solved, but it’s the cumulated experience of all the contributors to whom thanks. The information here concerns FP3 standard Fairphone Android (stock OS). Make sure Android is up to date Settings > System > Advanced > System update Make sure Google Play is up to date (this can be more recent than the System update) Settings > About phon…