Two long years after Apple unveiled the first iPhone generation equipped with a state-of-the-art facial recognition system, Google finally followed suit, leaving plenty of top bezel space for a similarly advanced 3D face unlock mechanism on the Pixel 4 and 4 XL.
But while our in-depth review deemed the feature blazing fast and impressively accurate, the search giant came under fire for a pretty shocking security oversight. As detailed on Google’s own support portal, anyone can unlock your fancy high-end handset simply by holding it up to your face when facial recognition is enabled, even if the eyes of the phone’s rightful owner are closed.
