Face Unlock is improved in JB - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Face Unlock is improved in the JB ROM. It has a "Liveness check" you must blink at the phone to unlock

Does anyone really use face unlock? lol It seems like such a useless feature, unless you are really that paranoid about keeping your device secure.

larkhillv said:
Does anyone really use face unlock? lol It seems like such a useless feature, unless you are really that paranoid about keeping your device secure.
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I think you have that backwards.
If you are paranoid, you wouldn't be using it.

adrynalyne said:
I think you have that backwards.
If you are paranoid, you wouldn't be using it.
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Yup. That's why I DON'T use it.
Boy, if my front facing cameras could talk...
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almi88 said:
Face Unlock is improved in the JB ROM. It has a "Liveness check" you must blink at the phone to unlock
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It also appears to be tweakable.
ro.facelock.black_timeout=1250
ro.facelock.det_timeout=1500
ro.facelock.rec_timeout=2500
ro.facelock.lively_timeout=2500
ro.facelock.est_max_time=1000
ro.facelock.use_intro_anim=true

larkhillv said:
Does anyone really use face unlock? lol It seems like such a useless feature, unless you are really that paranoid about keeping your device secure.
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I use it because it's faster than swiping a pattern or punching in a pin. I just look at the phone, then it unlocks

Does it use the light meter yet to skip directly to the secondary unlock method in the dark?

pfmiller said:
Does it use the light meter yet to skip directly to the secondary unlock method in the dark?
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if it's dark it says it can't see then prompts you for pin#.

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[Q] Overriding pushed security policy on rooted phone?

My work pushes down a lock screen requirement on my phone. How can I remove this? or change the password strength requirements?
veli69 said:
My work pushes down a lock screen requirement on my phone. How can I remove this? or change the password strength requirements?
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You can't! Does your company run Google Apps? If so the admin for your domain can log in and remove the requirement for you otherwise you can't take it off.
Cant? of course I can I just need to know how.. The phone is rooted I dont imagine there is anything that "cant" be done
You have to override the "phone administrators" function to make that happen, I do not know of any ROM's that have that functionality though.
veli69 said:
Cant? if course I can I just need to know how.. The phone is rooted I dont imagine there is anything that "cant" be done
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Ha ha that doesn't matter at all. This is a policy sent down by your company. If you figure out a way I will be amazed.
Is this when you add an exchange account?
If so are you on 4.0.3?
tannor said:
Is this when you add an exchange account?
If so are you on 4.0.3?
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im on 4.0.3. Its lotus notes traveler but the apps works on android 2.0 and greater
There used to be an app to do this on Froyo, but I haven't seen anything like it since. I also would love to see this. I'm on 4.0.3 using exchange mail for company mail, security policy enforced with PIN of course - would much rather use slide to unlock or face unlock.
FYI as a workaround you can use Touchdown which enforces the PIN unlock when opening the app rather than unlocking the phone.
phishie said:
There used to be an app to do this on Froyo, but I haven't seen anything like it since. I also would love to see this. I'm on 4.0.3 using exchange mail for company mail, security policy enforced with PIN of course - would much rather use slide to unlock or face unlock.
FYI as a workaround you can use Touchdown which enforces the PIN unlock when opening the app rather than unlocking the phone.
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Which rom are you on? I am using a modified email.apk to bypass pin.
I cannot take it drives me crazy.
tannor said:
Which rom are you on? I am using a modified email.apk to bypass pin.
I cannot take it drives me crazy.
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Manhattan IC111, you? Can you share the modified apk? This is the standard email you're referring to? Sounds great.
veli69 said:
My work pushes down a lock screen requirement on my phone. How can I remove this? or change the password strength requirements?
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You could always just use the PIN and protect your work's potentially valuable IP. They're not just putting a PIN on your phone for fun...
martonikaj said:
You could always just use the PIN and protect your work's potentially valuable IP. They're not just putting a PIN on your phone for fun...
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Sounds like a sysadmin. Not really the point of this thread.
phishie said:
Sounds like a sysadmin. Not really the point of this thread.
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compliance with company policies... not really the point of the thread.
veli69 said:
My work pushes down a lock screen requirement on my phone. How can I remove this? or change the password strength requirements?
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I really hope none of my information is being used by your company. It really is people like you that give the large companies you work for such a bad rap about privacy concerns.
phishie said:
Manhattan IC111, you? Can you share the modified apk? This is the standard email you're referring to? Sounds great.
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I am using mine on AOKP b21, 4.0.3.
I did not make the email.apk, but know how to do it, now that I finally know how to decompile it.
but take a look at this thread might find what you need, to be honest too much controversy in this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412717
ZeroBarrier said:
I really hope none of my information is being used by your company. It really is people like you that give the large companies you work for such a bad rap about privacy concerns.
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Why do you presume I deal with sensitive data?

Double press power button to launch camera

Okay, call me crazy, but I am positive that that shortcut was not present before. I have the latest security patch, no root, no bootloader unlocked, no custom rom. I double pressed it and the camera launched. I don't know if it has to do with hiding the stock Sense Home screen via adb. I don't know what I did. I don't find a setting or anything in the entire system.
elfrisi said:
Okay, call me crazy, but I am positive that that shortcut was not present before. I have the latest security patch, no root, no bootloader unlocked, no custom rom. I double pressed it and the camera launched. I don't know if it has to do with hiding the stock Sense Home screen via adb. I don't know what I did. I don't find a setting or anything in the entire system.
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Not working for me, stock, un-rooted, on 1.95.710.3.
ryanjsoo said:
Not working for me, stock, un-rooted, on 1.95.710.3.
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It also works on any screen and app. Software number varies, though.
Works with motion launch turned on or off.
elfrisi said:
Okay, call me crazy, but I am positive that that shortcut was not present before. I have the latest security patch, no root, no bootloader unlocked, no custom rom. I double pressed it and the camera launched. I don't know if it has to do with hiding the stock Sense Home screen via adb. I don't know what I did. I don't find a setting or anything in the entire system.
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Viper10 has had that for a couple of months now. It's not the first time that HTC has had "inspiration" from what custom ROMs are offering.
xunholyx said:
Viper10 has had that for a couple of months now. It's not the first time that HTC has had "inspiration" from what custom ROMs are offering.
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Well, Nexus phones have had that for a while, Samsung too (with the home button). I just find it random that it randomly appeared on my 10, no mention of it anywhere.
elfrisi said:
Well, Nexus phones have had that for a while, Samsung too (with the home button). I just find it random that it randomly appeared on my 10, no mention of it anywhere.
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Now that you mention it, I remember someone on the Viper10 thread requesting it, and saying it was available on Nexus. I have never owned a Nexus phone myself; only Nexus tablets; but the new Pixel line is certainly intriguing.
xunholyx said:
Now that you mention it, I remember someone on the Viper10 thread requesting it, and saying it was available on Nexus. I have never owned a Nexus phone myself; only Nexus tablets; but the new Pixel line is certainly intriguing.
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It's a nice feature, fastest camera shortcut, imo. Somehow, I am the only one to have it naturally. I asked LlabTooFeR on Twitter and he doesn't know about it, said it could be a "bug".
elfrisi said:
It's a nice feature, fastest camera shortcut, imo. Somehow, I am the only one to have it naturally. I asked LlabTooFeR on Twitter and he doesn't know about it, said it could be a "bug".
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Sounds like a nice bug though, how do you do it again? I'm on the same software and it's not working for me
DeadPotato said:
Sounds like a nice bug though, how do you do it again? I'm on the same software and it's not working for me
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I don't know. It randomly appeared.
But Like I said, I hid the Sense Lock Screen for it to be replaced with the AOSP Lock screen. (no root, no boot unlocking, no tricks, no hacks)
elfrisi said:
I don't know. It randomly appeared.
But Like I said, I hid the Sense Lock Screen for it to be replaced with the AOSP Lock screen. (no root, no boot unlocking, no tricks, no hacks)
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Maybe it's something related to an updated of such launcher?
DeadPotato said:
Maybe it's something related to an updated of such launcher?
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Thing is, it works on any screen, any app. I'd tie it more to the Lock screen if it only worked there, but nope. Works everywhere. I can record a video to prove it.
elfrisi said:
Thing is, it works on any screen, any app. I'd tie it more to the Lock screen if it only worked there, but nope. Works everywhere. I can record a video to prove it.
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Can you take video to prove this? I really REALLY miss this feature.
coobot said:
Can you take video to prove this? I really REALLY miss this feature.
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I sold my HTC 10 to get a Pixel :/
coobot said:
Can you take video to prove this? I really REALLY miss this feature.
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We have that feature in our rom.
I stumbled across this earlier in the week when I disabled the stock locksceen. It's a nice unexpected feature.
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coobot said:
Can you take video to prove this? I really REALLY miss this feature.
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video of mine
Anyone successful with getting this to stock rom?
I have only tried some apps but don't work
Yeah, I read it somewhere, it's one of the effects of disabling the HTC Lockscreen. Having the stock Android Lockscreen enables that double press shortcut.
I have a question too though, does the fingerprint scanner work on the Stock Android Lockscreen?
Question: how do I disable this feature?
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SiAmaze said:
Question: how do I disable this feature?
Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
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settings > system > gestures
EDIT: That's where to do it on the Pixel devices. I don't remember exactly where on the HTC 10, but it should be something similar (my 10 is dead now, so....)

Rom with always on display?

Does anyone know of a rom that has always on display? I was going to go with codename phoenix but it has been discontinued and I don't know of another one.
Omni has it. Codename Phoenix is still being built, just no dedicated support. It's rock solid loaded with features.
Also, there is a substratum theme that supports it as well.
azsl1326 said:
Omni has it. Codename Phoenix is still being built, just no dedicated support. It's rock solid loaded with features.
Also, there is a substratum theme that supports it as well.
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Does the fingerprint reader work with the always on with those roms
Jlew7715 said:
Does the fingerprint reader work with the always on with those roms
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I believe it works in all the 8.1 Roms as long as you flash the OOS Oreo firmware.
As mentioned apparently you can enable this feature on the 8.1 only.
I use Always on Amoled from the store or glance plus. They both work well.
techlogik said:
As mentioned apparently you can enable this feature on the 8.1 only.
I use Always on Amoled from the store or glance plus. They both work well.
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Yeah glance plus I use for me is the best solution i found but still some issues with glance but not big deal the final experience is pretty good
The Always on Display in OmniRom is flawless.
art69 said:
Yeah glance plus I use for me is the best solution i found but still some issues with glance but not big deal the final experience is pretty good
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when i use glance and finger scanner it unlocks to lock screen, then i gottta unlock again, did you fix this?
entwicklun said:
when i use glance and finger scanner it unlocks to lock screen, then i gottta unlock again, did you fix this?
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That one is the first issue but i learned to live with. It's no big deal for me now after use it for months sometimes when I double tap the screen glance plus run again hope they update the app
art69 said:
That one is the first issue but i learned to live with. It's no big deal for me now after use it for months sometimes when I double tap the screen glance plus run again hope they update the app
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hmmm lol. all good you're ok with it. for me I feel it's a joke I would never support it or pay for it as it defeats the end purpose. getting half the app here, not for me lol...
entwicklun said:
hmmm lol. all good you're ok with it. for me I feel it's a joke I would never support it or pay for it as it defeats the end purpose. getting half the app here, not for me lol...
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You are alright im not developer but probably don't have the same functionality as ambient display backed in a rom. Probably if you give all the permission and accessibility probably work as we want but i don't want to give every permission to the app im. Waiting for a good rom baked but for now it's ok

BND-L24 OREO stable faceunlock slow ??

My face unlock seems slownto me any body else
dcraffam said:
My face unlock seems slownto me any body else
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Fingerprint is always faster and more secure. You can go back into settings and add more face data for faster unlock.
allrockedout said:
Fingerprint is always faster and more secure. You can go back into settings and add more face data for faster unlock.
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Well I cant add extra face data but i did it in a lot of light ao it seems to be as responsive as i expect now
dcraffam said:
Well I cant add extra face data but i did it in a lot of light ao it seems to be as responsive as i expect now
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Face unlock is more work don't you have to hit the power button first for it to unlock?
allrockedout said:
Face unlock is more work don't you have to hit the power button first for it to unlock?
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Yea you do actually but its still cool though
dcraffam said:
Yea you do actually but its still cool though
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Yeah it's cool if your hands are full I guess. Or you have something on your hands like gloves or chocolate
It works good in the dark to with brightness up
I am using face unlock with double tap to wake up screen from motion control settings. It is kind of fast but finger print unlock is way faster.
I fell that the FU is pretty good compare to others in the mid game but compare to iphone x or 5T is nothing....but in anycase using it in lowlight is pretty bad but i prefer the finger is faster but you can use both remember that.
Mine unlocks in less than a second with face but I use fingerprint as well.

Question FaceID for pixel 6 pro?

Hi, i was wondering if its possible to port the face recognition option we used to have on older android versions as a mod on the pixel 6 pro. I believe they used the front camera.
Are there any accuracy problems associated with using front camera?
I just needed a faster option to unlock at work as my hands get kinda dirty and the FP sensor on pixel 6 is sensitive to dust unlike the one on my pixel 3 XL (RIP legend).
If there is a solution that exists already, please forgive my naivety and point me to the thread/discussion for it. Thank you!
I don't think there is currently a solution and I doubt there will be unless Google includes it later.
Can you use smart unlock, with your works WiFi? Or location unlock if it has that?
There were reports that FaceID is in the code, but that it was not used on the P6 because it drains the battery. Since the battery is not great as is, I can see the point. I also wonder how secure it is, as Apple uses dedicated hardware to ensure security (thus the notch), but Google seems to rely on the camera alone -- I assume it's a more secure unlock than the totally inon-secure fake FaceID unlocks on many Chinese phones, like Xiaomi.
On another note, I am trying to use my Garmin watch as a trusted device, but about half the time it doesn't work and the phone would ask for PIN. The trusted device implementation, at least with a watch, is kind of a joke, so I am thinking of disabling it at this point.
I am using Trusted Location. Seems like its working fine. Google 'begs' to have you turn 'on' location function for several of its niceties to work. So security joins the growing pile.
old_fart said:
I am using Trusted Location. Seems like its working fine. Google 'begs' to have you turn 'on' location function for several of its niceties to work. So security joins the growing pile.
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Trusted location is poor security, for many reasons.
Anyone at the location can unlock your phone, so for most of us it's not a solution.
My security is my phone is always on me. I never have left a phone anywhere, lost one, or had one stolen...
roirraW edor ehT said:
My security is my phone is always on me. I never have left a phone anywhere, lost one, or had one stolen...
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Then you don't need to lock it at all. Problem solved
MacGuy2006 said:
Then you don't need to lock it at all. Problem solved
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Was about to say this. Wifi/Location unlocking when at work is not a good idea.
There is a reason why we lock our phones, and no human is perfect - you might forget it for a moment, or get distracted - whatever.
If someone doesn't care for security in any way (I am perfect & my phone will 24/7 stay on me, no matter what) then he/she/is doesn't need any sort of security active in the first place.
Morgrain said:
Was about to say this. Wifi/Location unlocking when at work is not a good idea.
There is a reason why we lock our phones, and no human is perfect - you might forget it for a moment, or get distracted - whatever.
If someone doesn't care for security in any way (I am perfect & my phone will 24/7 stay on me, no matter what) then he/she/is doesn't need any sort of security active in the first place.
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Yeah until you want to you a service like "Google pay" you have to have a lock on your phone or you can't use it.
ansh1996 said:
Hi, i was wondering if its possible to port the face recognition option we used to have on older android versions as a mod on the pixel 6 pro. I believe they used the front camera.
Are there any accuracy problems associated with using front camera?
I just needed a faster option to unlock at work as my hands get kinda dirty and the FP sensor on pixel 6 is sensitive to dust unlike the one on my pixel 3 XL (RIP legend).
If there is a solution that exists already, please forgive my naivety and point me to the thread/discussion for it. Thank you!
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It can certainly be done, but you'll have to write some of the code for it yourself. There are a number of open source facial recognition packages available that you can leverage for this.
roirraW edor ehT said:
I don't think there is currently a solution and I doubt there will be unless Google includes it later.
Can you use smart unlock, with your works WiFi? Or location unlock if it has that?
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I work in construction and so there's usually no wifi at work. And the location differs almost everyday so that won't be a viable solution as well.
MacGuy2006 said:
There were reports that FaceID is in the code, but that it was not used on the P6 because it drains the battery. Since the battery is not great as is, I can see the point. I also wonder how secure it is, as Apple uses dedicated hardware to ensure security (thus the notch), but Google seems to rely on the camera alone -- I assume it's a more secure unlock than the totally inon-secure fake FaceID unlocks on many Chinese phones, like Xiaomi.
On another note, I am trying to use my Garmin watch as a trusted device, but about half the time it doesn't work and the phone would ask for PIN. The trusted device implementation, at least with a watch, is kind of a joke, so I am thinking of disabling it at this point.
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If the only major issue is battery than i would rather google give us an option to enable it if we want. That way i could turn it on while im at work.
MacGuy2006 said:
Trusted location is poor security, for many reasons.
Anyone at the location can unlock your phone, so for most of us it's not a solution.
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I agree.
roirraW edor ehT said:
My security is my phone is always on me. I never have left a phone anywhere, lost one, or had one stolen...
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Unfortunately i am extremely forgetful..its something i have to live with so i can definitely not be trusted as the only security for my device hahah
Morgrain said:
Was about to say this. Wifi/Location unlocking when at work is not a good idea.
There is a reason why we lock our phones, and no human is perfect - you might forget it for a moment, or get distracted - whatever.
If someone doesn't care for security in any way (I am perfect & my phone will 24/7 stay on me, no matter what) then he/she/is doesn't need any sort of security active in the first place.
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I agree 100%.
Konfuzion said:
Yeah until you want to you a service like "Google pay" you have to have a lock on your phone or you can't use it.
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I use google pay as well so yeah no security is off the table haha
96carboard said:
It can certainly be done, but you'll have to write some of the code for it yourself. There are a number of open source facial recognition packages available that you can leverage for this.
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Oh. I know a little bit about coding maybe this could be a learning project for me. Would you know what framework i can use to bypass phone security? LSposed, Magisk or maybe some other?
ansh1996 said:
Oh. I know a little bit about coding maybe this could be a learning project for me. Would you know what framework i can use to bypass phone security? LSposed, Magisk or maybe some other?
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Nononono, wrong approach. You do NOT want to bypass phone security. You want to integrate into it. Android is an open source operating system, just find the code where the 4 included unlock mechanisms are defined (swipe/pattern/pin/password), and add your own in the same way.
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I work in construction and so there's usually no wifi at work. And the location differs almost everyday so that won't be a viable solution as well.
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Root option to enable a Quick Setting to enable/disable lock - if that's possible?
ansh1996 said:
If the only major issue is battery than i would rather google give us an option to enable it if we want. That way i could turn it on while im at work.
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Fax cus I'm sure that "don't turn off screen if I'm looking at it" feature uses battery and it's ALWAYS ON when you're on your phone if you turn it on. Face ID only on when you use it, how can that even affect battery ?
Pixel 5 has face ID on one of the custom Roms, can't remember which one though.
wgrant said:
Pixel 5 has face ID on one of the custom Roms, can't remember which one though.
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But is it a secure lock like Apple's Face-ID or is it a gimmick like on the various Chinese phones, that's more for "entertainment purposes only?"
96carboard said:
Nononono, wrong approach. You do NOT want to bypass phone security. You want to integrate into it. Android is an open source operating system, just find the code where the 4 included unlock mechanisms are defined (swipe/pattern/pin/password), and add your own in the same way.
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Yes that is a better way of looking at it. Thank you for the insight!
roirraW edor ehT said:
Root option to enable a Quick Setting to enable/disable lock - if that's possible?
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That would basically mean i have no security when i disable it, only that i would be able to do so faster haha
intp.pisces said:
Fax cus I'm sure that "don't turn off screen if I'm looking at it" feature uses battery and it's ALWAYS ON when you're on your phone if you turn it on. Face ID only on when you use it, how can that even affect battery ?
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Yeah but it would only be looking for one thing. Maybe all the battery used on image processing for FaceID adds up over the many unlocks during the course of the day. Thats why i am keen to have it enabled only while I'm at work as the FP works fine in all other circumstances.
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Pixel 5 has face ID on one of the custom Roms, can't remember which one though.
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Oh, that would definitely be worth taking a look. Ill will try and find out over the weekend if i can. Thanks!

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