So, I didn't really know where to put this but since I have an S7 and a question, I might as well just do it here. Anyways... Is there a tweak/mod that goes along with Google Face Unlock? Like where your phone will just unlock after detecting your face? Because GFU still requires swipe to unlock once your face has been detected.
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Prologue: This was something I saw first on Notebooks/Laptops! Face lock and Voice lock, not only its too trendy but also too secure to rely on. Well Android's new version are been loaded with this along with PIN lock, Password lock and even Pattern lock which were in previous versions too. I've tried many apps on store, but the stock is the best of all I've tried.
Uses of Face Lock and Voice Lock
→ You can set your face as your Password - Yup you'll get some privacy
→ More secured (when compared with Pattern, PIN, Password Lock)
→ Helps you Show off your phone
How precise is Face and Voice Lock
Face detection is better than those in Notebooks, that's what I felt after trying. Though you need to have a front camera which is not so great comparatively, the face detection is cool and accurate. One thing I would regret is face lock is not much at low light environment. But you don't have to worry coz you can also unlock by PIN if your face is not detected
Availability
Though the Apps on Store support phones from 2.3 to till date version, stock version can be seen in 4.2 Jellybean and onwards. So if you are using anything less than this, you may have to wait for update. ICS users can enjoy this feature - thanks to developers. All you have to do is flash a zip to install this feature.
Link for download: "http:// forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405790"
How to setup??
→ Navigate to Settings>Security>Screen Lock
→ Select Screen Lock> Then Voice Lock or Face lock
→ Firstly you'll have to setup a PIN do it!
→ Now you can easily setup Face Lock or Voice Lock - Just follow on screen instruction
My experience with Face & Voice Lock
Well setting up of Face Lock or Voice Lock was cool but using it every time to unlock was a pain . You'll have to show your face every time to camera and smile! So could stick on.. May be different in your opinion.. Try it!!
Original post is on my blog "www. androidpagez. tk/2013/10/androids-voice-lock-face-lock. html" - Remove spaces
paccha said:
Prologue: This was something I saw first on Notebooks/Laptops! Face lock and Voice lock, not only its too trendy but also too secure to rely on. Well Android's new version are been loaded with this along with PIN lock, Password lock and even Pattern lock which were in previous versions too. I've tried many apps on store, but the stock is the best of all I've tried.
Uses of Face Lock and Voice Lock
→ You can set your face as your Password - Yup you'll get some privacy
→ More secured (when compared with Pattern, PIN, Password Lock)
→ Helps you Show off your phone
How precise is Face and Voice Lock
Face detection is better than those in Notebooks, that's what I felt after trying. Though you need to have a front camera which is not so great comparatively, the face detection is cool and accurate. One thing I would regret is face lock is not much at low light environment. But you don't have to worry coz you can also unlock by PIN if your face is not detected
Availability
Though the Apps on Store support phones from 2.3 to till date version, stock version can be seen in 4.2 Jellybean and onwards. So if you are using anything less than this, you may have to wait for update. ICS users can enjoy this feature - thanks to developers. All you have to do is flash a zip to install this feature.
Link for download: "http:// forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405790"
How to setup??
→ Navigate to Settings>Security>Screen Lock
→ Select Screen Lock> Then Voice Lock or Face lock
→ Firstly you'll have to setup a PIN do it!
→ Now you can easily setup Face Lock or Voice Lock - Just follow on screen instruction
My experience with Face & Voice Lock
Well setting up of Face Lock or Voice Lock was cool but using it every time to unlock was a pain . You'll have to show your face every time to camera and smile! So could stick on.. May be different in your opinion.. Try it!!
Original post is on my blog "www. androidpagez. tk/2013/10/androids-voice-lock-face-lock. html" - Remove spaces
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If I get hold of your phone when unlocked I can add my face to your device without pattern/pin
Big security flaw
Yet fun if they fix it
It's all cool and handy, as long as you don't mind your device is literally watching and listening to you and everyone around. Same applies for fingerprint reading which gives nsa...I mean google and oems pretty nice databases
Useless
What the well is this admin , fully MAD who share this post ?????
For the time being this looks like a gimmick and not much else. Generally impractical and as you mentioned quite tedious to do so. Nonetheless, biometrics is improving at a solid pace. Wonder how much more can we go in the next 5-10 years.
I really like face unlock but I don't want to look like a **** taking a selfie whenever I unlock my phone. Would this be possible to do?
Hello guys,
As I said in the title, face unlock doesn't work for me in android 5.0 LRX21O. It didn't work in preview versions also.
I have read several reviews on this feature, watched several videos, but i have never managed not once to unlock the device this way. I think i have registered almost 20 conditions for face matching, in different light condition, but the result is the same, it doesn't unlock the phone this way.
How is your experience with this feature?
Workinbg fine her ei don't see any proble mat all
probably your face is not compatible with this feature.
I had no problems here
ricardollreis said:
probably your face is not compatible with this feature.
I had no problems here
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Lol.
Probably, that's the only face I have unfortunately.. But seriously, it worked in KitKat.
Well, gonna ask a friend to set up this with his face and see how this will turn out.
it doesn't work for me either! I've tried to improve the matching also. It worked better when it first came out on the Galaxy Nexus.
I flashed the image via Mac and each partiton one at a time. I'm wondering if you did a full wipe including the user data? I didn't so I'm going to try that next maybe, or maybe wipe a particular folder in the system data to try again. I haven't bothered to root the phone yet I was going to do that at some point in the next few days.
It works for me if the room has good light conditions
neinfricatu said:
Hello guys,
As I said in the title, face unlock doesn't work for me in android 5.0 LRX21O. It didn't work in preview versions also.
I have read several reviews on this feature, watched several videos, but i have never managed not once to unlock the device this way. I think i have registered almost 20 conditions for face matching, in different light condition, but the result is the same, it doesn't unlock the phone this way.
How is your experience with this feature?
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you might be expecting it to open to your homescreen like it used to. it doesn't do that. it simply (and very subtley) just unlocks the lock icon at the bottom which then allows you to swipe up without having to enter your pin or pattern.
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you might be expecting it to open to your homescreen like it used to. it doesn't do that. it simply (and very subtley) just unlocks the lock icon at the bottom which then allows you to swipe up without having to enter your pin or pattern.
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nop, i know how it works.
i have discovered what the problem was. i was locking the screen with an app and not by power button, so for a reason i do not know, the face unlock doesn't work if you lock the device this way.
Hey guys! I'm about to get myself one of these awesome phones, but I was wondering if there was a way to setup the unlock process to use the fingerprint sensor, but then have the lock screen hide the contents of any notifications unless it recognises your face. I believe a similar feature exists in iPhone, and I thought it was really cool, so might as well ask
Yes, this is possible. Just set up Face Unlock and hide notification until unlocked.
Has anyone else had issues with face unlock since the update?
I updated to software 13.1.21 and face unlock stopped working. I reset the device and now when you try to set up face unlock, it tells me to fold the phone, even if closed (see pic)
The front selfie camera still works so assuming it must be a software fault so does anyone else have the same issue?
No. My face unlock and fingerprint unlock both survived the update and continued working as before. The only oddity I noticed is that now if I tell Google Assistant to send a message or make a call on the unfolded screen it must think the phone is a tablet and says "sorry, I can't send messages or make calls yet". If I fold the phone it works fine.