# How to check fingerprint is enabled or present in devices?

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-check-fingerprint-is-enabled-or-present-in-devices/33263>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 13, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-check-fingerprint-is-enabled-or-present-in-devices/33263 "2021-03-13T07:45:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/how-to-check-fingerprint-is-enabled-or-present-in-devices/33263/1 "2021-03-13T07:45:42Z")

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I am using adb shell command to check the present of fingerprint.  
Command:  
adb shell service call fingerprint 14  
However I am getting error must have android permission USE BIOMETRIC\_INTERNAL permission.  
Result: Parcel(  
0x00000000: ffffffff 00000095 0075004d 00740073 ‘…M.u.s.t.’  
0x00000010: 00680020 00760061 00200065 006e0061 ’ .h.a.v.e. .a.n.’  
0x00000020: 00720064 0069006f 002e0064 00650070 ‘d.r.o.i.d…p.e.’  
0x00000030: 006d0072 00730069 00690073 006e006f ‘r.m.i.s.s.i.o.n.’  
0x00000040: 0055002e 00450053 0042005f 004f0049 ‘…U.S.E._.B.I.O.’  
0x00000050: 0045004d 00520054 00430049 0049005f 'M.E.T.R.I.C._.I.’  
0x00000060: 0054004e 00520045 0041004e 0020004c ‘N.T.E.R.N.A.L. .’  
0x00000070: 00650070 006d0072 00730069 00690073 ‘p.e.r.m.i.s.s.i.’  
0x00000080: 006e006f 003a002e 004e0020 00690065 ‘o.n…:. .N.e.i.’  
0x00000090: 00680074 00720065 00750020 00650073 ‘t.h.e.r. .u.s.e.’  
0x000000a0: 00200072 00300032 00300030 006e0020 ‘r. .2.0.0.0. .n.’  
0x000000b0: 0072006f 00630020 00720075 00650072 ‘o.r. .c.u.r.r.e.’  
0x000000c0: 0074006e 00700020 006f0072 00650063 ‘n.t. .p.r.o.c.e.’  
…

Please let me know if there is another way to achieve the same?

Thanks