All the way back in Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google added a ‘Trusted Face’ mode to Smart Unlock, giving all devices a slightly-secure way of unlocking with the front camera (the easily-fooled face unlock in Android 4.0 doesn’t count). However, many... Facial unlocking, is something we’ve seen before. First debuting on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with the Galaxy Nexus, using your phone’s selfie camera — or, in newer iterations, infrared cameras— to unlock your phone is an incredible experience.... Google has a brand new security feature that every Android user out there should be using, as long as they operate devices with built-in fingerprint sensors running at least Android 7. But what’s exciting is that the feature will really shine once the Pixel 4... Just like Microsoft, Google is adopting new standards to begin letting users log in to websites using a phone’s fingerprint sensor, rather than a password. The company has announced a key step in that direction by enabling fingerprint-based verification when... Back in February WhatsApp for iOS added a Screen Lock feature, that, when enabled, would make the app prompt you to authenticate using Touch ID every time you wanted to enter it. Now, many months later, the same thing has finally made it to Android, although at the...
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