Fingerprint scanners let you log on to your various Internet accounts with a swipe of your finger. This function, however, relies on the scanner's compatibility with the Web browser you use.

Google might fix its fingerprint scanner woes with the Pixel 9. ... the Pixel 9 will use Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic Gen 2 (QFS4008), the same model found on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra.

But right now, that model is the exception that proves the rule because all the other phones in the Pixel 9 lineup are going to be Google’s first to switch to an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner ...