Google may change Pixel face unlock with a new illumination feature

Android Authority reports that code in Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1 points to a feature called Face Active Illumination being developed. The report links the work to a possible fix for a Pixel face unlock limitation, while Android Headlines also reports that face unlock could improve.

Covered by 2 publishers within 5 hours of the first report.

• Android Authority: Google could soon solve Pixel’s biggest face unlock flaw

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AA Android Authority Google could soon solve Pixel’s biggest face unlock flaw · Aamir Siddiqui 11:16 AM

AH Android Headlines Face Unlock on Pixel devices could get less annoying soon · Justin Diaz 4:28 PM

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