Google Officially Announces 'Pixel 4' New Features 'Motion Sense' and 'Face Unlock'
Google has announced the official description of the new functions 'Motion Sense' and 'Face Unlock' that are installed in their own smartphone ' Pixel 4 '.
(Don't) hold the phone: new features coming to Pixel 4
The new function “Motion Sense” of Pixel 4 is a new function that recognizes gestures such as hands. Motion sense uses the chip 'Soli' that detects motion with radar that Google announced for development in 2015.
Pixel 4 is the first device to be equipped with Soli. Motion sense allows you to skip songs, snooze alarms, end calls, etc. just by waving your hand in front of the sensor. According to Google, motion sense is a technology that leaves room for development, so it is expected to evolve with updates. The motion sense will be available in some countries.
Ars Technica says Google's 'motion sense is only available in some countries', 'Soli works in the 57Ghz to 64Ghz frequency band, and in the United States, the Federal Communications Commission, which oversees the broadcast communications business.' because there was a need to apply to release a limit on the FCC), that there is a possibility that could get caught in the same limit also in other countries ' it has been described .
For more information on what Soli is like and why Google has adopted radar instead of motion sensors and cameras for its new gesture recognition features, please refer to the following article:
Movie that clearly shows Google's radar chip built-in gesture operation project 'Project Soli'-GIGAZINE
'Face Unlock' is Google's new face recognition technology. About Google's unlocking procedure of the face recognition technology of other companies 'Firstly hold the smartphone correctly so as not to be upside down, wait for the lock to be released after taking a decided pose in front of the camera After pointing out that it is the thing that finally swipes with a finger and finally reaches the home screen and its complexity, the face unlock of Pixel 4 emphasizes 'easy and fast'. With Pixel 4, just bringing your face close will unlock it, and there's no need to worry about the top or bottom orientation of your smartphone. In addition, it seems that you can also use Face Unlock for payment and app authentication.
There are also visuals of sensors that enable 'motion sense' and 'face unlock'. Pixel 4 has a sensor on the front notch side by side, 'Soli radar chip' for motion sense is at the center, and a sensor for face unlock is 'Face unlock IR camera' 'Face unlock Dot Projector' 'Face unlock' In 3 types of Flood Illuminator, 'Face unlock IR camera' is installed in the 2 places from the left end and the second from the right. You can also check 'Face facing camera', 'Ambient Light / Proximity sensor', 'Audio port' and so on.
It also shows how 'motion sense' and 'face unlock' actually work.
As soon as a woman brings her face closer to Pixel 4 ...
Lock on Pixel 4 is released automatically. Music flows out.
If you shake your hand in front of Pixel 4 as if you want to ......
The next song took.
Face data for face unlocking and data of gestures recognized by Soli are stored in the unique security chip ' Titan M ', so they will not be sent to Google servers or used in other services. It is.
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