The facial authentication system in Google’s latest Pixel 4 line of smartphones can be easily defeated because the face unlock feature works even if the user’s eyes are completely shut.
A New York student is taking Apple to court claiming its facial recognition software falsely linked him to a series of thefts from Apple Stores. There’s just one problem with that…
Holding a video of yourself up to the new Galaxy S10 is all it takes to defeat Samsung’s face unlock. IF you don’t believe us, there’s video evidence.
A device icon present in the fourth beta of iOS 12.2 resembles an unreleased iPod touch model featuring a fullscreen design and no Home button, but it could easily be just a placeholder.
Apple’s investment in its TrueDepth camera system and Face ID has clearly paid off as top Android phones from well-known makers can be easily unlocked with a spoof face.
The revered Apple analyst has turned his attention to Apple’s camera, Face ID and photography improvements slated for iPhone models coming in 2019 and 2020.
The Face ID feature is being emphasized again in a brand new, memorable Apple advertisement with obviously high production value which revolves around a humorous depiction of the Face ID feature and the ability to unlock saved passwords with a glance.
iOS 12’s handy gesture lets you retry Face ID following an unsuccessful facial scan on the Lock screen of your iPhone, no passcode typing required whatsoever.
Apple’s Face ID biometric security feature sure seems faster in iOS 12, and now iPhone X customers can take advantage of an all-new Lock screen gesture to trigger a rescan of their face following an unsuccessful Face ID attempt.
When iOS 12 releases this fall, iPhone and iPad owners will be able to unlock their phone in either portrait or landscape orientation, removing yet another friction to using Apple’s infrared-based facial recognition system.
If a customer reports that their iPhone X is having Face ID issues that a TrueDepth camera repair is unable to resolve, Apple Stores and third-party technicians are now authorized to issue a whole-unit replacement instead of providing a same-unit display repair.
The new controls will roll out to European users first starting this week, ahead of EU’s GDPR law that’s set to come into effect in May, and will expand to all users globally afterward.
