5s fingerprint sensor...do you HAVE TO use it?

[Carlanga]

you can decide to not use it.

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But if my phone is sitting on my desk a lot of times I press and swipe with my pointer finger instead of my thumb like if I'm holding it.....

supports 10 fingers... you could even unlock it w/ your pinky toe if you wanted.

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What if I just want to press the homebutton to see the notifications on the lockscreen, will it instantly unlock the phone instead?

Good question! I've been wondering that too.
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Sounds like some slower folks might have an issue haha

You can also press the power button at the top.

And just to confirm, you don't have to press the button, right? Just a touch? I'm only asking because a lot of hands on videos have got people accidentally activating Siri when they try to unlock it.

yeap correct only touch is needed.