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Pixel 8 Pro’s Face Unlock is the Minor Improvement I Love

Kellen November 2, 2023 20

In my Pixel 8 Pro review, I pointed out that the in-display fingerprint reader Google used was once again not the best. This is an optical fingerprint reader that blasts a bunch of light onto your finger to read it and verify that it is yours before unlocking....

Pixel 6 Face Unlock Dream Remains Alive

Kellen April 11, 2022 18

The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro don't have face unlock, at least as of today. We're still holding out some hope that one day it'll arrive as an added security measure through a Pixel Feature Drop, but for now all we have to keep that hope alive are hints of...

Pixel 6 Pro Still Believed to Get Face Unlock, But Not the Pixel 6

Tim December 15, 2021 23

Many were surprised when the new Pixel 6 lineup launched without a Face Unlock feature, as it was believed that Google would include an additional sort of biometric security beyond just a fingerprint reader on the phones. When we found out there'd by no Face...

Face Unlock for Pixel 6 in Next Feature Drop? Probable.

Tim November 10, 2021 64

Do you read Android blogs? Cool, then you probably know that the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro's fingerprint reader doesn't rank high in popularity among its owners. While it may seem to be the only thing they talk about, it is one of the few negatives with the...

April’s Pixel 4 Update Brings “Require Eyes to be Open” Face Unlock Option

Kellen April 6, 2020

When the Android 11 Developer Preview 2 rolled out a couple of weeks ago to Google's Pixel 4 and included a "Require eyes to be open" feature in Face Unlock for the first time, we wondered if that option would also be included in the April security patch. The...

Android 11 DP2 Brings “Require Eyes to be Open” Setting on Pixel 4 Face Unlock

Kellen March 18, 2020

At launch, the Pixel 4 and its advanced face unlock system had a pretty major security flaw - it could be bypassed even if the face it recorded didn't have its eyes open. Basically, if someone grabbed your phone while you were sleeping and held it up to your...

Google Face Unlock for Pixel 4 Could Soon Require Eyes Open

Kellen March 6, 2020

The Face Unlock feature on Google's Pixel 4 was supposed to be as secure as it gets, in a lot of ways like Apple's. Google put a bunch of super fancy face scanning hardware in the Pixel 4 to make it more than just a front-facing camera powered system. But then...

Oh No: Pixel 4 Owners Getting “Can’t Verify Face” Message

Kellen January 9, 2020

A growing list of Pixel 4 owners are experiencing an issue with the phone's Face Unlock that leaves it unable to verify faces. Since this is the only option for a secure lock on the phone, outside of the old school PIN or password settings, you can imagine how...