Huawei Mate 50 Pro pushes Hongmeng HarmonyOS 3.0.0.156 update: support mask unlocking

Thank CTOnews.com netizen Sweet for smiling clue delivery! CTOnews.com October 19 news, early this morning, Huawei pushed Hongmeng HarmonyOS 3.0.0.156 update to Mate 50 Pro users.

Huawei said that this update adds a mask unlocking function. Support to unlock the phone and use the phone to pay when wearing a mask, and users are recommended to update the experience. Currently, Huawei Mate 50 Pro users can choose whether to turn on mask recognition in the face recognition settings, connect trusted devices when unlocking, and look at the screen during recognition.

Face recognition is most accurate when the face is unoccluded. When Mate 50 Pro users turn on "mask recognition", the device will be authenticated by eye features and will need to look at the screen during recognition.

In addition, Huawei Mate 50 Pro mask recognition supports entering glasses or makeup. Users can enter the eye features of different glasses or makeup as a backup face when wearing a mask.

CTOnews.com learned that Huawei placed 1300 megapixel front camera (F2.4 aperture), attitude sensor, 3D ToF deep camera, ambient light sensor and a loudspeaker in the Mate 50 Pro bangs. This is also the hardware basis for Mate 50 Pro to support mask unlocking.