Google Pixel 7 / Pro finally supports face unlocking, but it can only be used to unlock mobile phones.

CTOnews.com October 7 news, the Pixel 7 series has finally been released, and has started pre-order, followed by a large number of new features of the new phone. One feature that many Pixel users have been looking forward to is face unlocking, which is finally supported on the Pixel 7 series. However, the feature does not seem to be as comprehensive as some people had hoped.

Blogger Andreas Proschofsky pointed out that the facial unlocking features of Pixel 7 and 7 Pro can only be used to unlock phones. This means that it cannot be used for other authentication purposes, such as mobile payments or password managers.

According to Proschofsky, Google said the feature was classified as category I biometrics, which means it is not for security purposes, but for "convenience". Google also confirmed this to the media Android Police, telling them that the feature can only be used to unlock phones.

Although Google boasted about its machine learning ability when introducing Pixel 7's face unlocking, it is reasonable for the company to restrict the feature. Because the phone does not have the necessary hardware to provide secure facial recognition, if there is no dedicated hardware, it is possible to fool the face recognition system.

CTOnews.com learned that Pixel 7 and 7 Pro also support off-screen fingerprinting, so it's best not to use face unlocking if you're very security-conscious.