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People are complaining that the new iPhone fingerprint sensor is too good

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Antonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider

One of the improvements Apple brought to the new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus is a more responsive fingerprint sensor, called Touch ID, built into the phone's home button.

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It's faster and more accurate than the Touch ID sensor on the previous iPhone generation.

That would normally be a good thing, but it's possible to have too much of a good thing.

Some users have been reporting that Touch ID is so sensitive that it unlocks the device before they have a chance to check the notifications on their lock screen.

Here's a sample of some of the complaints we've spotted around the internet:

Indeed, I can confirm myself that Touch ID on the new iPhones is insanely fast. You could just barely see that there was a notification, but you can forget about reading it.

Here's what people on a forum on MacRumors are saying.

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Some people are saying that it's changing the way they're using their iPhones:

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MacRumors

 Some are suggesting that you use other fingers, but it's still an adjustment:

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MacRumors

And others think it could be a ploy by Apple to get you to buy the Apple Watch:

 But some don't seem too upset about it:

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MacRumors

Perhaps the next update for iOS 9 will include a new option to adjust Touch ID's responsiveness. It's more likely that you'll simply have to adjust by using the power/sleep/wake button on the right of the iPhone or by hovering your thumb over the sensor to give you enough time to read your notifications.

Either way, it's funny that people get mad because something is too good.

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