ISSUE 68 • ANDROID ADVISOR 61version could be even more advanced. Here’s how
the company described it in an early preview:
“As you reach for Pixel 4, Soli proactively turns
on the face unlock sensors, recognizing that you
may want to unlock your phone. If the face unlock
sensors and algorithms recognize you, the phone will
open as you pick it up, all in one motion. Better yet,
face unlock works in almost any orientation – even if
you’re holding it upside down – and you can use it for
secure payments and app authentication too.”
Your face unlock details will stay on your phone,
protected by Google’s Titan M security hardware.
Biometric data won’t be sent to other Google services.
The Pixel 4’s biometric security sounds promising,
especially after the ho-hum attempts by other
companies at bringing Face ID-like technology to
Android. We can’t wait to test it out.
- Latest Android and Assistant software
The Pixel 4 serves as the debut for the faster, more
context-aware Google Assistant revealed at Google
I/O earlier this year, allowing you to carry out fast-
paced conversations to drill deeper into topics. At
I/O, Google claimed that the next-gen Assistant is
10x faster than before and much more aware of your
needs thanks to a new Personal References setting
that taps into your Google profile.
Google’s flagship phone also pulls double duty as
Android 10’s standard bearer, augmented by three free
months of Google One and 100GB of cloud storage.
A new Recorder app can translate conversations with
high accuracy in real time, the company says.