I did a lot of research and could not find what I need.
I need to make a fingerprint with devices that do not have fingerprint sensors,
like old devices such as a Samsung S5 or a Motorola G3... devices that do not have a biometric sensor.
I was wondering if I had the touch screen or the camera...
Can there be any way I can do that?
Or some library you can indicate?
If the phone has no fingerprint scanner, then one solution is to use an external fingerprint reader; it connects to the phone's USB port. You would also need a fingerprint SDK.
The SDK determines which fingerprint readers that you can use. For example, there is the EikonTouch 300 which is supported by the Neurotechnology SDK, and the Futronic FS88 which is supported by the manufacturer's SDK for android.
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I would like to know if there is a possibility that an app can simulate a Human Interface Device over bluetooth of an android device.
In my context this would be an app, which simulates a mouse, that should be recognized by a computer as a bluetooth mouse. Ideally this should be realizeable in java.
I know this question has been asked several times in the past but i want to know if there are new nonoutdated possibilities.
This should be possible in android pie and later by using the HID device profile, but a lot of chinese manufacturers ignored to implement the HID profile. You can check if your phone supports Bluetooth HID device profile with the app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rkaneapplabs.bluetooth_hid.bluetoothproxy and let your device manufacturer know if they don't support your device because its part of android pie and should be supported.
During discovery the Android app will publish a SDP service-record where the computer can find out that the Android device support the HID-profile. The Android device will still be identified as the original Class of Device (COD). Most PC's will work great with a BT mouse app on a phone, but some devices (Game consoles) scanning for a BT-mouse will only look for devices belonging to the 'mouse' COD, and ignore other devices such as phones and tablet.
I want to make an android app that easily connects to off-the-shelf USB fingerprint scanners. I am not sure if the android.hardware.fingerprint supports externally connected devices. Or is it only for internal scanner? Can anybody please confirm?
Edit: I would also like to know, would the USB connected fingerprint scanner work on devices that do not have inbuilt module, or on devices on older Android versions, i.e. 5.1 & below, since native API support has only been added from Android 6.0 onwards.
Guides/tutorials/links etc., anything will do. Please suggest something. Thanks.
I want to develop an android app in which user will be authenticated through bio-metric device.I stackoverflowed and found this link, but could not get any guidance to proceed.
I don't know which android devices support USB host. Again, I found this, but it does not give me any result.
Please tell me that
Is it possible to achieve this?
Biometric devices which support android
Android device requirement
I don't know how to proceed. Looking for prompt reply.
Thanks
I was also struggling to find which of the devices support USB hosting. After trying various devices it is clear that just having Android 3.1 or higher does NOT guarantee that your phone support USB Hosting.
I came across this Google Spread Sheet which lists various devices with USB Hosting.
You can also contribute to this list by submitting your responses through this Google Form.
Hope this helps !
I have a usb device that I have been using in windows OS. I am to connect that device to an Android Tablet. Can you suggest some API for developing my programs to communicate over the USB device using Android Operating system.
Thank you so much for your interest
I think you can only do this on a rooted phone, and it is a complicated and "unsafe" process.
You can check this other post in stackoverflow forums where other references are mentioned. Some people have managed to do this but with rooted phone and some tricks, and also some projects are mentioned that were considering USB connection as a future goal, even though such development might not have been yet achieved. The link is: Android apps, communicating with a device plugged in the USB port
I have a really short question: Is it possible to communicate/use USB devices on Android OS? I assume it might be tablet device.
Lest say i want to connect some sort of USB card scanner to android tablet. Will it work? Do i need to write drivers by myself?
Thanks.
First, you need a USB host port on your tablet. Except for On-the-Go (which is a special design that can be either host or device), it is not possible to connect two USB devices together. The incompatibility is electrical, no amount of software changes can make it work.
Yes, some phones can work as hosts, like the DROID. Do a Google search for connecting a USB keyboard to an android phone, such as here: http://www.tombom.co.uk/blog/?p=124
Yes, it will work, and you do not need to write drivers for the Android side. However, the device must support the open accessory protocol and must be able to supply power to the Android device. A development kit is available.
However: "Accessory mode is ultimately dependent on the device's hardware and not all devices support accessory mode."