My G5 used to allow access via a fingerprint, even after a restart. Now it insists on a password. This started when I installed 6.0.1. If it is supposed to be a security enhancement, it needs to be optional.
This taken from the Galaxy S6 User on line guide. It should apply to all phones using fingerprint unlock using Marshmellow 6.0.1.
"Samsung made substantial changes on the usage of fingerprint to unlock Galaxy S6 in this Android Marshmallow update. You must use other lock screen security methods together with fingerprint. Fingerprint cannot be used to unlock the phone after a reboot, or after 24 hours of inactivity. You also cannot use fingerprint to change lock screen security methods. After applying Android Marshmallow update, fingerprint is no longer a standalone method to unlock the Galaxy S6. In other words, fingerprint requires you to set up another lock screen security."
Thank you Klue. I appreciate the clarity.
everything else ok with the update??
No other problems, thanks. Overall, I think marshmallow looks and runs better. Nice work devs!
thank you
yes, and it said my password was wrong and basically reset everything and deleted all my apps on the sd card. When i logged in with new password, all download history was blank... I need my apps back! Some were paid for !!!
So I found if you forget the email you originally registered with google play, it will create a new account with your new email as if it were already registered. I was able to find the original email I used with google play, so was able to add the original account and re-download apps. However......
My major issue with the marshmallow upgrade (there are 2) is this: it ERASED my photos and everything from my SD card. I had not done a back up to cloud since december, so i LOST everthing since then. NOT ACCEPTABLE!!
2nd issue: I can re-download my apps, but the OS will only allow me to move 1/4 of them to the SD card!!! NOT ACCEPTABLE. So now I have 4gig free on my internal memory and 14 gig free on my SD card.. and also none of the photos that were there are recoverable.
I wasn't even really given the option to back up everything first as my phone lost it's charge and immediately proceeded to the upgrade when I plugged it in without my consent/intervention.
I am glad you were able to recover your original Google Play email address, Noonietunes. Losing photos is never acceptable and I am devastated hearing that this happened. Have you tried to take the SD card out of the phone and connect it to a computer to see if the files are still there?
I also know how important it is to keep storage on your phone, and want to make sure you can have enough storage moving forward. Are there any specific applications that could be moved to the SD card prior to the update that are no longer allowing you to move them now?
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Yes, my computor cannot read the lost files, it's as if the SD card had been reformatted upon upgrade.
I cannot move the following apps to SD card that I used to be able to move on the previous OS version:
Accuweather
Aha Radio
Alexa
Backpacker GPS trails Pro (paid app)
Chrome
Cloud
Earthmate
FAA CU 2.0
GolfNow
Navy Federal
phone companion
starbucks
swarm
DIY Tip Genius
yahoo mail
The bloatware that came with the update also cannot be moved (slacker radio, youtube, kindle, amazon, go90,google and samsung apps, imdb,ndl mobile, peel smart remote, Polaris office 5.
