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Android 16's latest beta lets all Pixel users unlock their phone more easily — here’s how

Android 16 beta 3 is allowing older Google Pixel phones to catch up with Android phones from other manufacturers with its new Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock settings (spotted by Mishaal Rahman at ...
Android Authority

Pixel 6 users could be one step closer to face unlock

A Redditor has uncovered references to face unlock while setting up their Pixel 6. These references are restricted to the setup screens and don’t appear elsewhere. This nevertheless suggests that face ...
Android Authority

Pixel 8 users can now use Face Unlock in one more app

WhatsApp has now added support for Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro’s face unlock for its app lock security feature. The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro feature Class 3 face unlock, the highest level of biometric ...
Gizmochina

Google finally lets Pixel users unlock their phones without waking the screen

Google’s latest Android 16 Beta 3 update doesn’t introduce any flashy new features at first glance. But the company might have finally fixed one of the most annoying quirks of Pixel fingerprint ...
Mashable

FCC wants to force carriers to unlock phones for consumers

The FCC is looking to force carriers to unlock users' smartphones after 60 days. Credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images Don't like your phone carrier because of shoddy reception or literally any ...
Engadget

Google has fixed a bug in Android 14 that locked Pixel users out of their devices

Many Pixel owners have been left with a bad taste in their mouths after it took Google over a month to fix a serious bug, Ars Technica has reported. It first appeared with the launch of Android 14 ...