Galaxy S8’s Facial Unlocking Tricked By Photograph
When facial recognition was introduced to Android, it was quickly discovered that the feature was merely a novelty because it was easily bypassed using a photo of the person who owns the device. Fast forward to today, and we’re sure many are wondering if Samsung has somehow found a way to fix that with the Galaxy S8.
It turns out that maybe they did not. According to a live stream broadcasted by the folks at Marcianotech (via Redmond Pie), they actually managed to bypass the Galaxy S8’s facial unlocking system using a photo that they took of themselves. At the moment it is unclear as to how that managed to work – was it because the photo was taken in a particular way? Or maybe the distance that the phone was held from the camera? Or maybe because facial recognition on phones is still iffy?
