Samsung opening up fingerprint scanner to all apps

Finger future

The future comes back to haunt is all on the basis of our finger or the biometric scanner which scans fingerprints. Passwords are going to passe here comes the fingerprint scanner and Samsung has done an ante with Apple by letting all the developers use the Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner in their own apps.

The fingerprint-friendly Pass API was released as part of the S5's development kit, which also includes all the information devs need to create apps for the Gear2 and Gear Fit. This fingerprint scanner was already more useful than most, allowing you to control certain parts of the phone with your biometric data.

Pass API

"With Pass, you can provide reinforced security, since you can identify whether the current user actually is the authentic owner of the device".

Using you phone and the fingerprint scanner combo to pay for things in participating stores is first utilised by PayPal as it is using the open API. Apple's TouchID has stayed tightly guarded so you can only use it to unlock your iPhone 5S and authorise payments in Apple's own products like iBooks, iTunes and App Store.