Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock Works Even If Your Eyes Are Closed

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Posted October 18, 2019 at 4:14pm by iClarified

Google has confirmed that the face unlock feature on its new Pixel 4 will work even if your eyes are closed. This means that if someone gets access to your phone they can unlock it by pointing it at your face while you're asleep, unconscious, dead, or being held down.

"If someone can unlock your phone while you're asleep, it's a big security problem," cyber-security expert Graham Cluley tells BBC News. "Someone unauthorised - a child or partner? - could unlock the phone without your permission by putting it in front of your face while you're asleep."

Google's support document for face unlock reads:

Your phone can also be unlocked by someone else if it’s held up to your face, even if your eyes are closed. Keep your phone in a safe place, like your front pocket or handbag.

Notably, images of the Pixel 4 that leaked ahead of its release showed a "Require eyes to be open" option in the facial-recognition menu; however, it appears Google was not able to get the feature working in time for launch.

Today's report follows a discovery that the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note10 can be unlocked by any fingerprint. Samsung and Google device owners should consider turning off biometric recognition until these issues are resolved.

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ex iPhone lover - October 23, 2019 at 4:34am

S10 plus also does that...no control over technology

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NoGoodNick - October 21, 2019 at 5:47pm

It just shows that for everyone besides Apple, security doesn’t matter. What does is selling data about their uses. Anything that gets in the way of that, like security, isn’t worth wasting much time on.

marcel.ursaciuc - October 21, 2019 at 3:52pm

So weird

fackyoo - October 19, 2019 at 1:41pm

This means even Stevy wonder Can open it ? Ha ha What a disaster by google and android Why isn’t anyone using android ? To get a phone for FREE?

iAmMe - October 19, 2019 at 3:37am

They don’t care about your security. All they want is your data and money. Hahaha

Great! - October 19, 2019 at 1:50am

Keep the phone in your breast pocket and look like a tool. And then when you’re knocked unconscious because you look like a tool, that person knows that phone belongs to you and can unlock it by pointing at your tool face. Brilliant!!