If you’re an Android user with a Pixel or an Essential Phone, you probably are interested in checking out the new features found on Android 10 including the system-wide Dark theme. But the new build of Android also adds by subtraction; it does away with the Trusted face smart unlock feature most likely in preparation for a real big-league secure facial recognition system on par with Apple’s Face ID. After all, the Trusted face smart unlock did not use biometrics for protection and could easily be fooled by a photograph.
Whispers about Google’s intentions for the upcoming Pixel 4 series started immediately when the first renders were published showing that the rear-facing fingerprint scanner was gone. It was assumed that the new Pixel line would have a secure Face ID type of facial recognition system. This was confirmed in July when Google released a video showing a Pixel 4 user unlocking the device by looking at the phone. The company also stated that the new system “should be able to recognize you, and only you, without any fuss.” It also published an image showing all of the sensors that will be found in the phone’s top bezel; this includes a pair of infrared Face unlock cameras and a flood illuminator for the system. Google says that its Face unlock will work with the phone held in any orientation and it might be a little faster than the current version of Apple’s Face ID; that’s because sensors will recognize when the Pixel user is reaching for the phone and will prepare the Face unlock technology to start doing its thing; this will allow the user to pick up the phone and have it unlocked in one motion.
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