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I wear blue nitrile gloves and many many times the fingerprint reader opens my iPhone.

Using my correct finger the iPhone will scan through the blue nitrile gloves and unlock my phone. Is this normal as I have a difficult time believing that the fingerprint scanner can see through 6mil thick gloves.

Posted on Jun 21, 2018 3:58 PM

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I wear blue nitrile gloves and many many times the fingerprint reader opens my iPhone.

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