Face Unlock: Facial Recognition Finally Not Buried On Google Pixel?

While among Apple aficionados some dream of seeing Apple reconnect with Touch ID, more specifically by adopting an under-display fingerprint reader for future iPhones, among Google fans, the opposite is true. It no longer offers a facial recognition unlock system on its smartphones. As a reminder, Mountain View developed this technology a few years ago, but at the moment, only the Pixel 4, which was released in the fall of 2019, has benefited from it…

The feature called Face Unlock actually no longer exists on its successor, the Pixel 5. And while some had hoped to see it reappear on the next generation, even with web leaks in the direction, here’s the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, Which was revealed last October, are still at a standstill. Suffice it to point out that Google would definitely have drawn a line under facial recognition. unless.

For a few months, it was rumored that Face Unlock could be reborn from its ashes. And that’s even earlier than one might imagine: Even before the next Pixel 7 arrives, can the US manufacturer continue to offer this functionality via a simple update on the Pixel 6? Rumors started forming as early as last December, when 9To5Google Tampering with Android 12L beta version. As a reminder, this is a version of the famous mobile operating system intended for large devices, which is Foldable tablets and smartphones. Therefore, there is no prior relationship with the leading companies in Google, however it will be in the code that the specialized site claims to have found a trace of Face Unlock. More specifically, it indicates that there are lines of text within the Settings app that indicate that you can select the authentication option, between facial recognition, fingerprint reader, or both.

Face unlock back on Pixel 6 Pro?

to note that 9To5Google It also confirms the existence of the term “experimental“In other lines of code referring to this technology, implying that it will only be in trial, and that there is no guarantee that it will ever see the light… However, this only indication of Face Unlock will actually prove that it has not been buried Google’s full facial recognition unlocking system yet.More clear: As the specialized site reported again, last Sunday, the user saw Face Unlock with his own eyes, presented on his new Pixel 6 Pro phone …

Well, let’s not panic too quickly, the user in question is really unable to unlock his precious device via facial recognition. But while configuring his Google Pixel 6 Pro, he saw a reference to face locking appear on the screen: on the page that offered him to choose his unlock system, to the usual “pattern” (Plan), “fingerprint“(fingerprint),”Pine” And “The password“(Password) already added the method”Face(literally, the face). 9To5Google It states that in practice, an individual could not configure the face unlock function of the device and then it no longer appears in the settings. Obviously, this is called a bug. But the flaw that shows facial recognition is still on the Google search table.

It remains to be seen when and on what smartphone it can appear again? While it’s hard to tell at this point, 9To5Google Already determined last December, if Face Unlock will indeed return via an upcoming Android update, this feature could only pertain to the Pixel 6 Pro, as it didn’t appear in any line of code besides the Pixel 6. The case to follow.

sources: 9To5GoogleAnd Frandroid