TL;DR
- Google is developing a new advanced face unlock system called “Project Toscana” for Pixel phones and Chromebooks.
- Toscana is designed to perform better in challenging lighting conditions than Google’s current face unlock feature on Pixels.
- This aligns with previous reporting that Google is developing IR face unlock for the Pixel 11 series.
Since Apple introduced Face ID on the iPhone X in 2017, no company has managed to crack the code for face unlock on Android phones. We’ve seen attempts here and there, but nothing that’s caught on for mainstream devices. However, that may soon change, thanks to none other than Google itself.