Biometric authentication coming to WhatsApp
Users of WhatsApp on Android could soon be able to protect their chats with fingerprint authentication, as the feature has…
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Android devices facial recognition fooled by 3D-printed head, but not Face ID
A 3D-printed head fooled the facial recognition systems of four smartphones running Android, but failed to unlock an iPhone with…
Qualcomm and ams partner to bring 3D facial biometrics to Android
Global high-performance sensor solutions provider ams and Qualcomm Technologies have partnered to jointly engineer a 3D depth-sensing camera solution for…
Locked NFC reader keeps UK government Brexit visa app from working on iPhones
Efforts by the UK government to have 3.5 million EU citizens living in the UK apply for “settled status” before…
Google adds enhanced facial analysis capabilities to developer platform
Developing Android apps with facial detection may soon be easier, as Google is launching a new feature called Face Contours…
Android smartphones with in-display fingerprint technology to grow 500 percent as Apple waits
The number of smartphones sold with in-display fingerprint sensors will increase by 500 percent in 2019, but none will be…
Megvii partners with smartphone component makers to bring facial biometric payments to Android devices
Semiconductor companies Himax Technologies and MediaTek Inc. have partnered with Megvii to offer an Active Stereo Camera (ASC) 3D sensing…
Trexscan releases mobile biometric time and attendance solution
Trexscan has released its mobile biometrics-based time and attendance and scheduling software for small to medium-sized businesses in the security…
Android P to require 7 percent FAR standard for authentication with BiometricPrompt API
Android P’s BiometricPrompt API will use a 7 percent combined spoof accept rate (SAR) and imposter accept rate (IAR) as…
API in development for native support of facial recognition authentication on Android
A recently updated code commit to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) describes a new face authentication framework API, as…
