Google wants you to unlock your phone with your voice
A few days ago Google hinted at the arrival of a new function through the update of its package Google Play services An issue that was closely related to Smart Lock, or his new ability to know when you need to unlock the terminal if it is carried in your pocket or held by hand to use it. The new feature was called Trusted Voice or Trusted Voice, and is now becoming available for different users.
Thus, its discovery was thanks to digging into lines of code of various updates However, little or nothing was known about her until now. And it is that beyond intuiting that it would be some kind of unlocking or function by voice, the tests yielded little data in this regard. Now different users in the Anglo-Saxon market have begun to have this feature available without prior notice in their terminals with the Android operating system. And yes, it is indeed the voice unlocking, facilitating this process through a mere oral command
Thus, the Trusted Voice option has started to appear in the Smart Lock menu , the new security feature of Android 5 or Lollipop By clicking on this option the user is redirected to the Settings section of the application Google (formerly known as Google Search), where it is possible to activate to unlock the terminal just by saying “OK Google” . An interesting possibility for those who do not have their hands available, or who want to save effort when entering an unlock password or pattern
Now, a message alerts the user that this method of unlocking the terminal is not as secure as the aforementioned pattern or numeric code And it could be used by another person with a similar timbre, model or voice, thus accessing, without permission, the user's terminal. Something to take into account before establishing this protection as the only unlocking barrier.
Of course, the application Google continues to show the option to record the user's voice. A simple process within the Settings section that invites you to pronounce the command “OK Google” so that the system adjusts to the intonation and timbre of user voice.Something that could prevent other people from using this feature to get into the user's terminal. However, as the company itself Google warns, it is not completely effective protection. Something to take into account by users who are most jealous of their privacy.
In short, one more feature for the intelligent locking of terminals Android A feature that is not yet available for all markets, among which is Spanish. However, various media confirm that is beginning to be distributed to more and more users A progressive release as usual by Google For now we will have to wait, waiting for the updates of the application Google through Google Play
