Google API update enables storage of COVID-19 status on Android devices
Google has updated its Passes application programming interface (API) to allow COVID vaccination and test result records to be stored…
Android
New leaks hint at a smaller biometric chip on iPhone 13, custom-built processor for Pixel 6
The upcoming iPhone 13 may have a smaller notch enabled by the presence of a more compact chip to run…
Iris biometrics facilitate change in aid sector worth hundreds of billions
Custom smartphones held on social-distancing sticks are helping refugees in Jordan with COVID-19 pay for shopping deliveries with a biometric…
In-display fingerprint biometrics featured on new Redmi and Samsung smartphones, maybe Pixel 6
The new version of Android appears to include native support for in-display fingerprint biometrics, and possibly multi-modal phone unlocking with…
Telpo unveils S10 multi-biometric enrollment desktop terminal
Telpo has announced the launch of a multimodal biometrics enrollment and identification device dubbed Telpo S10. According to the announcement,…
BCTC completes first round of Android face biometrics testing for Thundersoft algorithms
The Bank Card Test Center (BCTC) has completed its first round of testing for Android face biometrics products, testing two…
Fime Product Manager says biometrics testing efficiency improving with AI
As biometric applications multiply across a variety of sectors worldwide, smartphones remain the main medium through which these technologies are…
New biometrics test lab for Android, phones with FPC sensors and faster facial recognition
Tech consultancy and testing provider Fime has formed a partnership with Android, becoming one of the first test laboratories eligible to…
Google introduces privacy-preserving features in Android’s Mobile Driving License framework
Google has added new features to its Android’s Mobile Driving License (mDL) framework, the company announced last week. The ISO…
Facial recognition unlocking for WhatsApp reaches beta test on Android
WhatsApp is beta testing facial recognition as a secure unlocking method for Android, Somag News reports, for smartphones with native…
