{"id":745,"date":"2022-07-01T04:33:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T04:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/pixel-6-pro-face-unlock-why-google-hasnt-released\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T04:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T04:33:44","slug":"pixel-6-pro-face-unlock-why-google-hasnt-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/pixel-6-pro-face-unlock-why-google-hasnt-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixel 6 Pro Face Unlock: Why Google hasn’t released"},"content":{"rendered":"
Just before and right after the Pixel 6 Pro launch last year, there were signs that Google was working on face unlock. It obviously hasn’t launched, and this is the latest we’re hearing on the situation.<\/p>\n
On the Pixel 4 and 4 XL, Google turned to dedicated hardware (IR cameras, dot projector, and flood illuminator) that leveraged Soli radar to proactively turn on the face unlock sensors as you reach for your phone. This helped to speed up the process, but this approach was only around for one generation.<\/p>\n
The Pixel 5 did not feature Soli or face unlock in a return to basics year for Google’s phones, but the Pixel 6 line was very much an opportunity to go all out.<\/p>\n
There was never any indication that the Pixel 6 would feature Soli, but a marketing copy leak just before launch said the Pixel 6 Pro would offer \u201cFace and Fingerprint Unlock.\u201d This was further reaffirmed by a Play Store listing for the Pixel’s Security Hub showing the exact same screen mentioning face unlock. Google removed that screenshot a few days later and replaced it with the version actually live on shipping phones.<\/p>\n