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One of the most interesting features on Android phones is the Google Assistant. The intelligent service of the American company has become one of the most complete, competing directly with Siri, from Apple and Alexa from Amazon. Google continues to add features to its assistant, which is already present in most Android phones. We recently saw how the theme changed to a dark mode. Now, we know more news that could arrive soon.Google Assistant could use facial recognition.
This is demonstrated by the latest beta of the Google app for Android, where signs of this feature have been seen. The assistant would be able to recognize our face through recognition device to show us personalized results For example, if we have a smart screen with a camera, Google would recognize our face to show our notifications or calendar events. The function is called 'Face Mach'. It would work in a similar way to 'Voice Mach' which is already used to wake up the Assistant. The recognition comes when the leaks speak about global support for this unlocking method in Android Q, the next version of Android.
Face Mach would come later
No other information is known at this time, but it is anticipated that this feature will also be used as an accessibility method for people who cannot speak. By recognizing the face, the assistant could display the personalized results without the need for the person to speak or type. It seems that this feature will come later, since a camera is needed for Google to recognize our face. On mobile phones it doesn't make much sense, since we have a specific account and in many cases, a password. Therefore, this function would only reach smart screens. Maybe we'll see it later, when even the company itself presents a Google Home with a camera.
Via: Engadget.
