Google recently launched its flagship Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones which are touted as the best Android smartphones right now. However, they are not perfect as the premium phones have several issues.
One of the issues on the phone is slow fingerprint recognition but it seems that the tech giant has something up its sleeves to make the unlocking process a bit faster. It appears that the company is planning to introduce Face Unlock for the Pixel 6 lineup pretty soon.
Interestingly, the Face Unlock feature on the Pixel 6 series smartphones was spotted in earlier leaks but the functionality was removed when the devices were launched. Now, an XDA Developers contributor Freak07 has found references to the Face Unlock feature, hinting that the feature could be rolled out.
The feature is being referred to as Tuscany internally and it appears that Google is trying to make it more power-efficient and this could be the reason for it being pulled out from the devices ahead of getting launched.
Do note that the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro doesn’t come with dedicated hardware for face unlocking which means that even when the feature is rolled out, it will be dependent on the phone’s front-facing camera sensor.
It’s noteworthy that the presence of the code in the repository doesn’t necessarily mean that the feature will be rolled out. So, we would advise you to take this new information with a pinch of salt.
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