Google is developing face unlocking tech on par with iPhone Face ID for the Pixel 11 family | Infinium-tech

Google is rumored to be developing better face unlocking technology for both the Pixel 11 family and upcoming Chromebooks. This effort is internally named Project Toscana. According to someone who reportedly tested it, it will work without any additional visible sensors on Pixel phones. It’s unclear whether it’s using infrared like the iPhones, but if so, the IR bits are hidden beneath the display (and Apple is rumored to be taking the same route for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max).

So basically everything looks the same as on the Pixel 10, but, importantly, face unlocking works just as well in low ambient light as it does in daylight. Last year Google was rumored to be bringing IR-based face unlocking to the Pixel 11 family, and it looks like that’s what it is. But interestingly, the company is also developing the same technology for Chromebooks, or at least testing it on some.

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The source of this report claims that Google’s new technology works as fast as Apple’s Face ID on iPhones, which is definitely good news. Of course, unlike iPhones, Pixels also have a fingerprint scanner, but having a high-quality option for unlocking like this, and one that works regardless of the ambient light around you, is certainly welcome.

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