In the last few years, facial recognition has replaced fingerprint authentication on phones. Because it was first introduced in Apple’s iPhone X and then became available on Android phones. Remember, the iPhone X does not have a fingerprint lock. It is protected by a password and facial recognition. On that note, many Android phones adopted that technology and now you can see even low-end phones have facial recognition.
From there, you can see how common face recognition is. However, even though this feature is available everywhere, many users do not know how to use it. For this purpose, we have prepared a list of instructions on how to set up facial recognition. Additionally, we will give you a way to get facial recognition on those phones which by default have no such feature. So, without any delay let’s move ahead and learn it.
How to enable Face Unlock on any Android Device
It’s easy to set up face unlock on Android phones that feature face recognition. From the settings app, they can access privacy and security. After that setup a lockscreen and add face data. As a result, the phone begins to recognize faces. Since face unlock is a feature on Android phones, the steps to setup face unlock usually vary by device. Maybe that is the reason users cannot set up face unlock. For this reason, we prepared a few common steps that you can use to setup face unlock.
- On your phone, open the settings app.
- Scroll down and tap on privacy & security.
- From there, look for Face Unlock and tap on it.
- After that, you will be asked to setup a password or PIN.
- Insert a backup password or PIN and continue.
- Show your face to the camera from different angles.
- Once it reaches 100%, save it.
- There you go, now your phone unlocks from your face.
Besides that, did you know the concept of facial recognition was first introduced with the Apple iPhone X? But that is wrong. It came with Android 4.1 with the name “Trusted Face“. However, we mentioned above that you need to navigate through the core system settings in order to use Trusted Face on iPhone X. You can enable Trusted Face if your phone has such a feature by following the steps below.
- Simply head to the Settings app.
- Scroll down to security >> smart lock >> enter your PIN (if prompt)p
- From there, tap on trusted face and follow on-screen instructions to add your face.
- Show your face to the camera so that it can scan your face.
- Lastly, save the changes and you are done.
In addition, if you want your phone to be unlocked through your face under certain circumstances, you can. All you need to do is tap on security settings >> trusted face >> improve face recognition. From there, you can add any conditions you want. In case your phone doesn’t have a smart lock option, you can use IObit screen lock to create a Face lock on your phone.
In summary, adding face lock to any Android phone is not a hard and fast rule. There was even a myth that Apple introduced it first. Android 4.1 already includes face recognition. Hence, we have shown you both past and present methods for setting up face recognition. Additionally, we provided a decent app to install on devices that do not have it. If any users have questions, please ask them all below.
class="wp-block-heading">Frequently Asked Questions
Ans. For accurate results, scan your face in different situatios through Improve facial recognitiom option.
Ans. Android Phones with android version 4.1 got this feature first.
Ans. While going for scan my face phase you have the option for customization like whether to unlock phone with close eyes or open one.
Ans. There are plenty of screen locks include face recognition like IObit screen lock that can serve face lock on your phone.
