The in-display fingerprint scanner is present on the OnePlus phones for quite a long time and to use it is a more obvious thing for many. However, it can also be utilized as a tool to fire apps quickly.
Yes, your phone can quickly launch the apps without unlocking the phone just by using its in-display fingerprint scanner.
For that, register your fingerprint with the phone if you haven’t done it yet. Go to Settings > Security & lock screen > Fingerprint and add fingerprints to add your fingerprints on the phone.
When you are done, activate the quick launch feature by heading towards Settings > Utilities > Quick Launch and turn on the slider that says “Turn on Quick launch”.
Tap on the Shortcut settings and you will see a list of a bunch of apps shortcuts that can be modified for the quick launch. Add the shortcuts you wish to launch using the fingerprint scanner.
After that, launching will be easy because just need to hold the fingerprint scanner to get the list of available shortcuts.
Then, swipe to the app you want to launch and release it, this will instantly launch the app and you don’t need to unlock the phone or press any button so far.
