Face unlock question/idea

**blackjaguar25** · 01-19-2012, 09:24 AM

I don't have a Galaxy Nexus, but I plan on getting one when the price drops a little bit.

Anyways, is there an option or an app that you can use in relation to the face unlock feature that bypasses it if it's too dark? Like it would use the sensor really quickly to see if it's dark or light out, and if it's light out go to face unlock, and if it's dark go to the secondary lock screen.

Would this require the phone to be awake and drain more battery?
Is an app like this even possible?
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**ZachDasher** · 01-19-2012, 12:15 PM

It does that already. When you set up face unlock you chose a backup method and if its too dark, or doesnt recognize a face, it goes to the second option.

**blackjaguar25** · 01-19-2012, 07:10 PM

I mean without even trying facial unlock. Because I could imagine it would be annoying to have to keep watching it fail. I dunno. Minor inconvenience.

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**weboston** · 01-19-2012, 09:17 PM

I've been using Galaxy Nexus for almost a month....

However, I dont' use face unlock anymore... it was fun during the first few days, but became annoying...

perhaps next time they have have a fingerprint reader?

**blackjaguar25** · 01-19-2012, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by Darla_Ptr

I've been using Galaxy Nexus for almost a month....

However, I dont' use face unlock anymore... it was fun during the first few days, but became annoying...

perhaps next time they have have a fingerprint reader?

Now that would be fun

I believe they already have that on a phone.

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**exarkun** · 01-19-2012, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by blackjaguar25

Now that would be fun

I believe they already have that on a phone.

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**pauliphone5** · 01-19-2012, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Darla_Ptr

I've been using Galaxy Nexus for almost a month....

However, I dont' use face unlock anymore... it was fun during the first few days, but became annoying...

perhaps next time they have have a fingerprint reader?

I'm hoping for a retina scan.

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**marcw** · 01-20-2012, 07:59 AM

Sometimes in the dark the face recognition works. I do not know how, but in a dark room it sometimes gets in.

(or it is like the galaxy sii bug where the password means nothing)

**pauliphone5** · 01-20-2012, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by marcw

Sometimes in the dark the face recognition works. I do not know how, but in a dark room it sometimes gets in.

(or it is like the galaxy sii bug where the password means nothing)

Mine doesn't let me in if I enter an incorrect password.

**marcw** · 01-20-2012, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by PaulDroidR2D2

Mine doesn't let me in if I enter an incorrect password.

off topic, I was talking about this:

**lcsglvr** · 01-20-2012, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by blackjaguar25

I mean without even trying facial unlock. Because I could imagine it would be annoying to have to keep watching it fail. I dunno. Minor inconvenience.

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It's not really not a problem. For some reason, it seems that mine does go sometime auto to password input instead of face unlock in the dark. or maybe I just miss the face unlock part?

Regardless, if it doesn't detect something that resembles a face quickly, it fails and goes to your backup method of unlock. I haven't had a problem or complaint about it (though I don't use it ALL the time).

I imagine, though, an app would be able to be made (esp if you have a rooted GN).