Best Free Fingerprint Lock Screen Apps for Android Smartphones
Security is very important for your Smartphone. If you want to prevent unauthorized access to your smartphone then you must lock your phone or individual apps with password or other locking mechanism. The inbuilt security of Android OS is decent but very limited. Fingerprint scanner is the fastest and one of the most secured ways to unlock your android smartphone. If you want more features and functionality from your smartphone fingerprint sensor then you should use good third party fingerprint lock screen apps to unlock your smartphone or individual apps.
There are many fake and prank fingerprint lock screen apps available on the Google Play and they can only be used for fun and entertainment. There are very few good fingerprint lock screen android apps available that really works and provides good security for your smartphone. So here in this post I am going to provide the best working fingerprint screen lock apps for android smartphones or tablets.
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Top Free Fingerprint Lock Screen Apps for Android
Here are best free fingerprint lock apps to lock and unlock your android phone / apps to provide enhanced security and prevents your smartphone from unauthorized access. Some of these fingerprint lock apps contains additional security locking methods and features to lock / unlock your smartphone.
ICE Unlock Fingerprint Scanner
ICE Unlock Fingerprint Scanner is a fingerprint lock screen app for android devices without a fingerprint scanner. This apps works by taking the picture of your finger and then it matches your fingerprint against the picture previously taken and if the match is successful then your phone will be unlocked. This method of finger lock and unlock is completely touchless but a bit more time consuming. This fingerprint scanner lock app works on ONYX HD Authentication Engine and it just works fine. This app is completely safe and secure to use and it does not slows down your android smartphone.
This fingerprint lock screen app requires a rear camera with flash. There is no requirement of a physical fingerprint sensor to use this fingerprint screen lock app. The devices whose camera does not focus on close objects are not compatible with app and this app does work on them.
AppLock – Fingerprint Unlock
App Lock – Fingerprint Unlock is a very good and feature rich fingerprint lock screen app for Samsung and Android 6.0 devices. This free fingerprint app lock is very tiny in size but is loaded with features and functionality. With this fingerprint screen lock app you can protect your wi-fi, Bluetooth, incoming calls, installation / uninstallation of apps, play store, browser, settings or any other android app that you can want to be protect from unauthorized access.
This fingerprint locker app has a nifty feature known as intruder selfie to spot the snooper. If anyone tries to gain unauthorized access to your apps or phone then this app takes the selfie of that person and emails you on your registered email address. It also lists down the time and date of the image taken. This fingerprint unlock app has additional settings that allow you to use pattern (gesture) or pin code (numbers) as password. This CM AppLock is completely free to use and download and there are no annoying ads when you use this app. Overall it is one of the top fingerprint locker apps that you must try. Highly Recommended by me.
Supported Samsung Devices – Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy A5 (2016), Galaxy A7 (2016), Galaxy A9, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy Note 4 / GALAXY Note 4 LTE-A, Note 4 S LTE, Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy S5 / Duos, Galaxy S5 LTE-A, Galaxy S5 Prime LTE-A, Galaxy S5 mini / Galaxy S5 mini Duos, Galaxy A8.
Supported Android 6.0 Devices – HTC One A9, Sony Xperia Z5, Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, LG V10, LG G5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Huawei Ascend mate 7, Huawei Ascend mate 8, Huawei mate s, Huawei G7 Plus (G8), Huawei Honor 7, OPPO R7 Plus, One Plus 2, Lenovo ZUK Z1.
App Lock: Fingerprint Password
App Lock is also a very nice security app to lock and unlock any app or your phone using PIN, Pattern or Fingerprint. Fingerprint Lock works only on supported Samsung and Android Marshmallow devices. The user interface (UI) of this fingerprint lock app is very simple but is beautiful in design. This app is very simple to use and operate.
Using App Lock you can lock your entire phone, individual apps, email, messages, photos etc. using secure application lock or fingerprint app lock protection. This fingerprint lock screen app supports more than 10 languages. It is a complete fingerprint lock app that you can download and use it for free.
FingerSecurity
FingerSecurity is a free fingerprint lock screen app that works only on supported phones with fingerprint sensor. It can protect any app with your fingerprint. This fingerprint lock screen app comes with many features such as widget for fast enabling / disabling, timeouts for locking apps, unlock multiple apps at once, fake crash dialog box and much more. Overall it is a nice fingerprint app to enhance the security of your android smartphone.
AppLock
AppLock is a security app that supports various locking mechanism including fingerprint lock. The various locking or security mechanism include password lock, pattern lock and fingerprint lock. You can lock any app using AppLock and also prevents it from uninstalling from your android phone.
The various features in AppLock include time lock, customized profiles for locking, hide AppLock icon, lock incoming calls, lock system settings, lock Google Play, lock widget, location based lock/unlock and various themes for your mood.
AppLock is not resource hungry and uses low memory. This fingerprint lock app also has a power saving mode to save battery. It is a must have security app for your android mobile phone.
AppLock Security and Privacy
AppLock Security and Privacy is an locking app that can prevent your android phone from snoopers trying to gain unauthorized access to your phone. The various locking methods include password lock, pattern lock.
Using this fingerprint lock screen app you can lock any app using the various locking methods which i have mentioned above. It also include intruder selfie feature where the app captures the picture of the intruder and save it on the phone. It includes a fake fingerprint scan prank to fool the snoopers. This security lock app also comes with well designed themes to change the colors and look of the app.
App Locker – Fingerprint & Pin
A very good and reliable fingerprint lock screen app to enhance the security of your android smartphone or tablet. This fingerprint screen lock app can lock any application on your phone or can lock your entire phone. The fingerprint lock for this app only works with phones having Android 6.0 Marshmallow and having fingerprint sensor hardware.
The various locking mechanism include fingerprint sensor lock, password lock / pin lock and pattern lock for each app. It also comes with fake crash screen functionality to fool the intruders who try to gain access to your phone or apps. This app is very lightweight and it does not drain your smartphone’s battery.
Perfect AppLock (App Protector)
Perfect AppLock is highly rated and downloaded lock app on Google Play. The various locking methods include pin lock, pattern lock and gesture lock. Using Perfect AppLock you can lock any apps, home screen, incoming calls, wi-fi or anything on your phone. The rotation lock feature prevents unwanted screen rotation on each apps in your android smartphone.
This app uses less resources and you can download and use it for free. There is also a pro version of this app in which you will get no annoying ads.
Final words
At last I would like to say that I have tried my best to list down the best fingerprint lock screen apps available on Google Play for android smartphone. These fingerprint lock screen apps works and they are completely free and safe to use. If you have any queries or want to suggest any other fingerprint screen lock app then you can contact me by leaving a comment below.
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