Latest Motorola Rizr rollable phone patent highlights new security tricks

What you need to know

  • A report highlights Motorola’s updated patent for its rollable phone concept, Rizr.
  • The U.S. patent shows Motorola’s plans to incorporate additional fingerprint-on-display (FOD) sensors on the “front” and “back” of the device.
  • Motorola showcased the Rizr during MWC 2023, showcasing its default 5-inch display and fully extended 6.5-inch screen when rolled out.

Motorola has had a rollable phone concept stewing for a while and a newly published patent details some additions.

MySmartPrice spotted an updated patent for the company’s rollable phone concept, the “Motorola Rizr.” The patent details a device with multiple fingerprint-reading sensors in the USPTO database listing. According to the abstract, Motorola states the device in question “provides a predictable external fingerprint area on a ‘rollable display device’ for fingerprint authentication.”

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