OnePlus 6's face unlock gets fooled by a photo

30 May 2018
The camera-only face unlock was never meant to be secure, but this one seems easier to fool than even the one on the OnePlus 5T.

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Eyzerman , 05 Jun 2018You arw ignorant...what google impelemented was just a 2mp ... moreWhich mean it is still face unlocking

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    • 05 Jun 2018

    Kangal, 31 May 2018Weak. Google achieved this with the 2MP front cameras back... moreYou arw ignorant...what google impelemented was just a 2mp front camera...that takes a picture of a face...which could be easily fooled by a photo...iphones front camera is not a a normal camera it is a kinetic camera which is a company apple bought ...kinetic camera has depth and contour perception that helps to differentiate and read faces...the only innovation that has been made in the mobile industry is by APPLE ...android are just sheeps that follow...

      Anonymous, 31 May 2018Thats a lot of crap, show a video or any evidence that show... morestop crying OPfan. :P

        That's where the savings come from...

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          • AnonD-731363
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          • 31 May 2018

          Anonymous, 31 May 2018Thats a lot of crap, show a video or any evidence that show... moreMan but is possible. All depends on a photo quality.
          You cant fool fingerprint but you can fool face ID.

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            • Anonymous
            • 7XY
            • 31 May 2018

            AnonD-731363, 30 May 2018Even a Samsung or Iphone phone can get fooled by photo face... moreThats a lot of crap, show a video or any evidence that shows face id and iris scan can be fooled by a photo.

            Are you high on something?! Even some of the units that just use the front facing cam cant unlock with just a photo

            No evidence is just full of crap

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              • Kangal
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              • 31 May 2018

              Weak.
              Google achieved this with the 2MP front cameras back in 2011 with Android 4.0 ICS
              The blink feature was added later, yet none of the OEMs really promoted this feature.

              And a couple years later the iPhone 5S came out, and fingerprint readers became the most trusted way for mobile security. Now Apple rolls backwards to facial recognition, and all the Android OEMs are following-suit. Looks like there's very little innovation besides ZTE's front-speakers and Xiaomi's borderless displays. Everything else is a "me too".

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                • Aq4
                • 31 May 2018

                Fake news

                  Well, what did you expect?

                  It's already stated in the Warning/Notes that Face Unlock is less secure than fingerprint and other biometrics. Face Unlock is for convenience purposes.

                  Even Apple's Face ID is nowhere as secure as Fingerprint and Iris scans. This had been proven since twins and even children managed to bypass it. On the other hand, twins don't even have the same fingerprints and Iris patterns.

                  All current phone biometrics can be bypassed and fooled. Iris scanners and Fingerprint scanners have been fooled. Fooling them, however, takes a lot of effort which is inconvenient, hence the "secure" thing. Security is not about infallability but difficulty in fooling and bypassing it.

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                    • Amith Singh
                    • vwc
                    • 31 May 2018

                    I tried to unlock my brothers one plus 6 using face unlock. when he was sleeping....and it worked. I thought it wont work as his eyes were closed.

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                      • Notes for thieves.
                      • 6TT
                      • 31 May 2018

                      Notes for thieves.

                      1 Find someone with One Plus 6.
                      2. Before you approach him, take a picture of him with your existing smartphone.
                      3. Grab his phone, RUN like crazy!
                      4. Unlock his phone using your existing smartphone gallery.
                      5. Profit!

                      Better stick with just fingerprints for now, One Plus users!

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                        • yoga
                        • w4d
                        • 31 May 2018

                        After seeing this thread, i tried the same with my Honor 8 pro... IT doesn't recognize the photo

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                          • AnonD-731363
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                          • 31 May 2018

                          Anonymous, 31 May 2018what planet or cave did you came from?! smasung or apple fa... moreMan did you tryed it? No you didnt so you dont know.
                          Try it and see. Its not that difficult.
                          Then talk garbage fool.

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                            • jaccckkky
                            • vIe
                            • 31 May 2018

                            i know your apple is selling less now coz one plus phones, that doesnt mean u can say any shit u want. You think we readers are fools or what?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 7XY
                              • 31 May 2018

                              AnonD-731363, 30 May 2018Even a Samsung or Iphone phone can get fooled by photo face... morewhat planet or cave did you came from?! smasung or apple face id cannot be fooled by a photo, for christ sake, get your facts straight

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                                • piku
                                • DkD
                                • 31 May 2018

                                face unlock is not secure anyway people should stop using that.

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                                  • pinks
                                  • XRL
                                  • 31 May 2018

                                  I tried doing the same in my one plus 6.. It didn't work ..:) I closed my eyes and tried to unlock it and asked my friends whether its open or not..but failed.. when i opened and check the same.. it worked.. Now wondering who is fooling whom:)

                                    That's why every phone alerts you that face unlock is less secure than PINS, passwords, patterns, and fingerprint scanner.
                                    I don't use this feature anyway. :)

                                      Anonymous, 30 May 2018Yep. Apple X use very complicated 3D version of your face a... moreWhy would you go as far as to print a 3D face mask of a person?

                                      You also have to get accurate measurements for the depths of the face since our faces isn't 2D

                                      Face ID is way more secure than Android"s basic face unlock

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                                        • MichaelHB
                                        • LDc
                                        • 31 May 2018

                                        OnePlus must to called this "Photo face ID".