Electronic devices and corresponding methods for unlocking displays as a function of a device geometric form factor

An electronic device, comprising:

• a first display that is exposed when the electronic device is in either a closed position or an axially displaced open position;
• a fingerprint sensor;
• a second display that is concealed when the electronic device is in the closed position and revealed when the electronic device is in the axially displaced open position;
• and
• one or more processors unlocking the second display when the fingerprint sensor receives fingerprint data while the electronic device is in the axially displaced open position.

A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• detecting a first device housing of the electronic device pivoting relative to a second device housing of the electronic device from a closed position to an axially displaced open position;
• receiving, while the electronic device is in the axially displaced open position, fingerprint data with a fingerprint sensor;
• and
• unlocking, while the electronic device is in the axially displaced open position, a second display of the electronic device in response to receiving the fingerprint data.