The American technology company Google has once again introduced facial recognition technology in its Android phones Pixel.
According to Reuters, the facial recognition technology has been reintroduced after a period of hiatus due to performance and cost challenges.
This new feature of Google's new phone Pixel 7 is not as effective in unlocking the phone as compared to Apple's facial recognition technology.
The Pixel 7 faces problems with facial recognition in low light, while also being vulnerable to data theft.
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Google has taken drastic steps to remove the feature of facial recognition technology from its products, one of the reasons being the difficulty in recognizing the faces of people with dark skin.
This technology was introduced by Google in the year 2019 in the Pixel phone, which was reviewed by the company after its capabilities were questioned.
Google has refrained from answering specific questions about the technology's capabilities, but the company says that the 'Face Unlock' feature on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro is different this time around due to advanced face recognition models. has been introduced.
The company added that the front-facing camera has achieved accurate facial recognition.
Google has been working on a facial unlocking feature for Android smartphones for the past ten years, but the company came under pressure when Apple introduced the technology in September 2017.
The performance of the facial recognition or Face ID feature in Google smartphones depends on its front camera, but unlike the previous system, it cannot unlock apps or make online payments.
According to Google, it can be difficult to unlock the phone with this technology even in low light and wearing sunglasses, but in such cases a fingerprint can be used.
