Google introduces intelligent, personal screen unlocking for Android
Changes are coming to Android. Changes that are going to make the system easier, more fun to use. Many of these upcoming improvements are currently being previewed at Google's I/O conference, and among them is a new solution called personal unlocking.
Personal unlocking is an intelligent concept that can take into account the Bluetooth devices that the a phone or tablet is connected to, the user's current location, even their unique voice print. We were given a demo on video where a pattern lock screen was bypassed when an Android smartphone was near a smartwatch. The two were paired, we suppose, so the phone was well aware that the smartwatch, hence the user, was near. Moving the smartwatch away caused the pattern to appear. In other words, the system detected when the user wasn't near and asked for a pattern to prevent unauthorized access.
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