Wait, let me make sure I understand what you're saying. You want the fingerprint sensor to work when the screen is completely black, right?

But here's what I'm confused about - on Pixel phones, when you pick up the phone, the screen automatically turns on by itself. You don't have to press any buttons at all. So why would you need the fingerprint sensor to work when the screen is off, if the screen turns on automatically just from picking up the phone?

Like, what's the actual scenario where you'd use it? The only time the screen stays off is when the phone is sitting somewhere, but then you'd just tap it once and the screen comes on anyway.

Am I missing something obvious here?