not even face unlocking?

[PedroDias]

is there not even going to be face unlocking mode in the new iOS 6? and are there no chances of they adding it afterwards (like in some 6.1 version or something?)

 

[DeaconGraves]

Google has a patent on it.

That's not to say that Apple would negotiate a license with Google, but they may decide it's not worth it.

 

[bbfc]

is there not even going to be face unlocking mode in the new iOS 6? and are there no chances of they adding it afterwards (like in some 6.1 version or something?)

Why, it's just a gimmick!

 

[ThisIsNotMe]

The Face Unlock feature in Android 4.0 for the Galaxy Nexus is pretty darn cool -- it unlocks the phone using facial recognition software so you don't need to type in a pesky code each time you want to use the phone.

But as one blogger pointed out, probably much to the chagrin of Google, you don't even need your pesky face to unlock the phone. Your face in-the-flesh, that is.

Answering a tweet from a curious reader that asks if a printed picture can fool the phone, SoyaCincau of the eponymous blog shows us just how easy it is to, well, fool the phone. And he didn't even need a printed picture.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/11/face-unlock-tricked-android-video_n_1088397.html

:facepalm:

 

[Cod3rror]

Why, it's just a gimmick!

Actually, it's not. It's a very practical feature.