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Samsung S6 fingerprint scanner for banking?
Talizman
18-10-2016
I currently have an iPhone 6 and use the Touch ID for logging in to my banking and credit card apps.

I might be getting a Samsung S6, can you use its fingerprint scanner for the same kind of apps? I can't find any banking apps that say it cannot be used but neither can I see any that say it can.

TIA
psychopomp1
18-10-2016
No idea about other banking apps but i couldn't use my finger print to login into First Direct app on my S7 Edge a few months ago, despite being able to do that on the iphone 6 app. You're better off speaking to the banks directly (eg Lloyds, Halifax etc) to see if their apps support Android finger print login on new-ish devices.
Everything Goes
18-10-2016
The Bank of Scotland one doesn't support fingerprint scanning so I doubt that the Halifax one will as they are the same company.
de525ma
18-10-2016
Originally Posted by Everything Goes:
“The Bank of Scotland one doesn't support fingerprint scanning so I doubt that the Halifax one will as they are the same company.”

Neither RBS/Natwest nor the Lloyds Banking Group (inc Halifax, BoS) apps support it.
corf
18-10-2016
I thought the natwest one now does.
d123
18-10-2016
Originally Posted by Everything Goes:
“The Bank of Scotland one doesn't support fingerprint scanning so I doubt that the Halifax one will as they are the same company.”

Halifax doesn't on the Android app (but does on iOS).
Aye Up
18-10-2016
Originally Posted by corf:
“I thought the natwest one now does.”

It does.......as do the others in the RBS Group. I know this because I am lookng at two phones with Natwest and RBS accounts on them.
ASIFZED
18-10-2016
Neither HSBC nor First Direct support fingerprint recognition for their respective banking apps, currently. But I expect that will change in the future...
Stiggles
18-10-2016
Originally Posted by Aye Up:
“It does.......as do the others in the RBS Group. I know this because I am lookng at two phones with Natwest and RBS accounts on them.”

On an Android phone?

I use the RBS one all the time and it doesn't allow fingerprints for login. Still asks for the passcode.
prking
18-10-2016
Originally Posted by Stiggles:
“On an Android phone?

I use the RBS one all the time and it doesn't allow fingerprints for login. Still asks for the passcode.”

RBS made a big deal about being the first Android apps to do fingerprint log in. On the Natwest app you are asked if you want to or you can select it in Settings later
Stiggles
19-10-2016
Originally Posted by prking:
“RBS made a big deal about being the first Android apps to do fingerprint log in. On the Natwest app you are asked if you want to or you can select it in Settings later”

Odd. I can't see anything about it apart from a few posts last month from RBS saying it's being looked into and will come soon.

My app certainly doesn't have it.
corf
19-10-2016
yes pretty sure i heard the missus say it has switched to fingerprint recently which is what made me post above. (she uses an s6)
NathDogg
19-10-2016
It definitely works on the NatWest app on my Galaxy S6. Like the previous poster said, it asks you if you would like to enable it. You can also turn it on by going into the settings on the NatWest app.
Talizman
20-10-2016
Cheers all, pretty much have my answer now.
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