Fingerprint Api Ishardwaredetected Always Returns False

I am using my Samsung S5 G900F(API 23, ANDROID 6.0.1) to test the latest Android Fingerprint API. I tried to build Google Sample project https://github.com/googlesamples/android-F

Solution 1:

I ran into this issue as well for Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android 6.0.1.

The Native Android SDK API for detecting the Device's Fingerprint reader always returns false:

fingerprintManager.isHardwareDetected()

After surfing around looking for solutions it appears that the Galaxy S5 is not compatible with Android's native SDK Api FingerprintManager: http://developer.samsung.com/forum/board/thread/view.do?boardName=SDK&messageId=294791&startId=zzzzz~&searchSubId=0000000030

The solution would appear to be installing the Samsung library for support if you wanted this ability: Android M FingerprintManager.isHardwareDetected() returns false on a Samsung Galaxy S5

Solution 2:

Even Samsung S5 has fingerprint with 6.0, Samsung didn't implement Android Fingerprint APIs(standards) in this device. Still they are using their own PASS Sdk in this device.

I remember Note 4 also still uses PASS sdk even it has 6.0.