ISSUE 62 • ANDROID ADVISOR 97FEATUREBiometrics
What it is: A password-free world where services and
apps are authenticated by a fingerprint or facial scan.
How to set it up: You can see biometrics at work when
you opt to use the fingerprint scanner on your phone
or Face ID, but at the moment, biometric security is
little more than a replacement for your password after
you login in and verify via another 2FA method.
How it works: Like the way you use your fingerprint
or face to unlock your smartphone, biometric 2FA
uses your body’s unique characteristics as your
password. So your Google account would know it
was you based on your scan when you set up your
Nearly every smartphone
made today has
some form of secure
biometrics built into it