Chrome OS is an operating system designed by Google in July 2009 with the advance in Smartphone security (Android), Google continues to update and add a lot of options to the Chrome OS. According to the recent update, it appears Google is working on adding facial recognition support to Chrome OS. For those who use Google’s OS, will relate to how frustrating it is to log on to Chrome OS-powered device using a PIN. This advanced security is really an improvement and less stress for the occasional login.
Here is an important part of the commit, as noticed by Chrome Story:
intel: ipu3:
Add face detection
The face detection works if set the mode to FD_MODE_FULL.
The face detection works if set the mode to FD_MODE_FULL.
The face info could be got by method getResult().
It’s disabled currently. Add metadata and enable it in the future.
It’s disabled currently. Add metadata and enable it in the future.
Another feature noticed within the is the Intel Face Engine which could be used to drive this functionality on Chrome OS devices. This would possibly need a special hardware for it to work which will be similar to using RealSense cameras spotted on many Windows laptops.
Google hasn’t made any announcement regarding the new biometric security for Chrome OS being added to any Chromebooks at this point in time. It is possible this feature appear in its second-gen Pixelbook.
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