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You're reading from Android 6 Essentials Design, build, and create your own applications using the full range of features available in Android 6

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2015

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785884412

Length 122 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Android

Concepts

Application Development

Author (1):

Yossi Elkrief

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Table of Contents (10) Chapters

Preface

1. Android Marshmallow Permissions FREE CHAPTER

2. App Links

3. Apps' Auto Backup

4. Changes Unfold

5. Audio, Video, and Camera Features

6. Android for Work

7. Chrome Custom Tabs

8. Authentication

Index

The Fingerprint authentication API

Android Marshmallow now allows us, the developers, to authenticate users with their fingerprint scans when using such authentication scanners on supported devices.

The Fingerprint API was added to Android Marshmallow via a whole new package:

android.hardware.fingerprint

The package contains four classes:

FingerprintManager
FingerprintManager.AuthenticationCallback
FingerprintManager.AuthenticationResult
FingerprintManager.CryptoObject

Each class has a specific role in our fingerprint authentication process.

How do we use fingerprint authentication?

The preceding four classes of the android.hardware.fingerprint package can be explained in the following manner:

FingerprintManager: Manage access to fingerprint hardware
FingerprintManager.AuthenticationCallback: Callback used in the auth process
FingerprintManager.AuthenticationResult: Result container for auth process
FingerprintManager.CryptoObject: Specific Crypto object to use with FingerprintManager

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Authors (1)

Yossi Elkrief

Yossi Elkrief is an Android enthusiast with over 7 years of experience in the Android platform and is currently working as an Android architect and group leader at Tikal Knowledge. Among his previous experiences, the noteworthy ones include ooVoo, Fiverr, Mobli, and Glide, reaching out to over 135 million users worldwide. Yossi is a mentor at Google Launchpad, a lecturer on IoT and mobile development, and co-tech lead on the Madgera accelerator. He cofounded the GDG Be'er Sheva group and co-leads the group today, holding technology events for the technology community in Israel. He has a spouse and a daughter, and he lives in Be'er Sheva, Israel. His main interests are Liverpool Football Club and his Android mini collectibles collection, with over 120 different pieces. You can find him on LinkedIn at https://il.linkedin.com/in/yossielkrief, on GitHub at MaTriXy, and on Google+ at Yossi.Elkrief.

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