How do i make an USB fingerprint scanner connected to a mobile phone/ tablet work successfully?

Question

i am a final year student.. planning to do an android application for my final year project. I plan to do an attendance management system app for lecturers, where i plan to conn

Answer 1

Your best bet may be to obtain a Motorola Atrix (the first version, which includes a fingerprint reader and an SDK to use it) or some other phone with the reader built-in (there may be some available now but I'm not certain).

If your only options are to use a USB-attached reader you will need to find hardware that has enough power to drive it as well as an SDK that can communicate with the sensor on Android via USB.