[DiogenesLamp]

Then, they tried to unlock the phone by holding the body’s hands up to the phone’s fingerprint sensor.

Lt. Randall Chaney said it was an unsuccessful attempt to access and preserve data on the phone

The probably should have warmed the finger up to human body temperature. I can't think of any other reason why it would not have worked.

[DiogenesLamp]

The = “They”.

[Red Badger]

It might not have worked because it was never programmed..................

[robroys woman]

What about the electrical charge carried by a live body?

[US_MilitaryRules]

The one on my iPad only works about half the time.

[DesertRhino]

“The probably should have warmed the finger up to human body temperature. I can’t think of any other reason why it would not have worked. “

Electricity, bloodflow, etc... a dead finger won’t work. Swordmaker had a good explanation of it and has better details.

[Daffynition]

I have a friend who is a tech rep for Bloomberg, and their keyboards unlock with their terminals. He said the largest amount of calls he gets, are probs w/ the fingerprint reader.

Hands too cold? Hands too hot? Lotion?

Any number of issues muck up their keyboards. The keyboards have been replaced several times.

[sheana]

Because maybe he didn’t use his fingerprint on the phone. My iPhone has fingerprint use. I don’t use it. Still use a code. I don’t want to be stopped and forced by a cop with my hand to unlock it.