diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index 79426c8311ab2..dfff8d4d28ff1 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1835,6 +1835,8 @@
     <string name="fingerprint_error_not_match">Fingerprint not recognized</string>
     <!-- Message shown when UDFPS fails to match -->
     <string name="fingerprint_udfps_error_not_match">Fingerprint not recognized</string>
+    <!-- Message shown to inform the user a face cannot be recognized and fingerprint should instead be used.[CHAR LIMIT=50] -->
+    <string name="fingerprint_dialog_use_fingerprint_instead">Can\u2019t recognize face. Use fingerprint instead.</string>
 
     <!-- Accessibility message announced when a fingerprint has been authenticated [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="fingerprint_authenticated">Fingerprint authenticated</string>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index cafa74e7250b0..4213190a4ac2b 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -2591,6 +2591,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="string" name="fingerprint_error_vendor_unknown" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="fingerprint_error_not_match" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="fingerprint_udfps_error_not_match" />
+  <java-symbol type="string" name="fingerprint_dialog_use_fingerprint_instead" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="fingerprint_acquired_partial" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="fingerprint_acquired_insufficient" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="fingerprint_acquired_imager_dirty" />
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthController.java
index 96b144731a1b7..2ca4f0cfe3b15 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthController.java
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ import com.android.systemui.statusbar.CommandQueue;
 import com.android.systemui.util.concurrency.DelayableExecutor;
 import com.android.systemui.util.concurrency.Execution;
 
+import kotlin.Unit;
+
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Provider;
 
-import kotlin.Unit;
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope;
 
 /**
@@ -1036,7 +1037,7 @@ public class AuthController implements CoreStartable, CommandQueue.Callbacks,
         final int userId = mCurrentDialogArgs.argi1;
         if (isFaceAuthEnrolled(userId) && isFingerprintEnrolled(userId)) {
             messageRes = modality == TYPE_FACE
-                    ? R.string.biometric_face_not_recognized
+                    ? R.string.fingerprint_dialog_use_fingerprint_instead
                     : R.string.fingerprint_error_not_match;
         } else {
             messageRes = R.string.biometric_not_recognized;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/ui/binder/BiometricViewBinder.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/ui/binder/BiometricViewBinder.kt
index d4643f4eaaff4..1bf7ffa8cff67 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/ui/binder/BiometricViewBinder.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/ui/binder/BiometricViewBinder.kt
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ private class Spaghetti(
             modalities.hasFaceAndFingerprint &&
                 (viewModel.fingerprintStartMode.first() != FingerprintStartMode.Pending) &&
                 (authenticatedModality == BiometricModality.Face) ->
-                R.string.biometric_dialog_tap_confirm_with_face
+                R.string.biometric_dialog_tap_confirm_with_face_alt_1
             else -> null
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthControllerTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthControllerTest.java
index 0a73a9eba9ee8..8278135b2f9f6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthControllerTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/biometrics/AuthControllerTest.java
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ import com.android.systemui.flags.FakeFeatureFlags;
 import com.android.systemui.flags.Flags;
 import com.android.systemui.keyguard.WakefulnessLifecycle;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.CommandQueue;
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.VibratorHelper;
 import com.android.systemui.util.concurrency.DelayableExecutor;
 import com.android.systemui.util.concurrency.Execution;
 import com.android.systemui.util.concurrency.FakeExecution;
@@ -515,7 +514,7 @@ public class AuthControllerTest extends SysuiTestCase {
 
         assertThat(mModalityCaptor.getValue().intValue()).isEqualTo(modality);
         assertThat(mMessageCaptor.getValue()).isEqualTo(
-                mContext.getString(R.string.biometric_face_not_recognized));
+                mContext.getString(R.string.fingerprint_dialog_use_fingerprint_instead));
     }
 
     @Test