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Not really looking forward to the next Android version. I just haven't had my fair share of Lollipop yet.

Haven't the vaguest idea if I'd like logging into apps with a fingerprint.

With fingerprint authentication baked right into the mobile OS, I understand that I'll be accessing apps on my Android device without entering a password. The convenience of using a fingerprint instead of entering a password is not my major concern, the speed and security is.

Nonetheless, to the best of my knowledge, fingerprint authentication will require devices with fingerprint sensors. Android devices that have fingerprint sensors right now are very few. I can count the Samsung Galaxy S6, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, the HTC One Max, the Nexus 5, the Nexus 6, and the Nexus 9.

I'll be all up for fingerprint itineraries if it can also be used for mobile payments, instead of only replacing apparently annoying passwords.

Speaking of mobile payments, Apple Pay is kinging to the core. And if Samsung Pay don't speedily sit up, I'll soon become an iOS user with a TouchID-equipped device.