{"id":29769,"date":"2026-02-19T22:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=29769"},"modified":"2026-02-19T22:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:46:41","slug":"google-reportedly-working-on-face-id-like-tech-for-pixel-phones-and-chromebooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=29769","title":{"rendered":"Google reportedly working on Face ID-like tech for Pixel phones and Chromebooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/efc6f4554ba9e944215b11c0022b4860fb4f6f6e330631318f7aeeeadc8ab2d1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Google is reportedly developing an <b>advanced face unlock system<\/b> for its Pixel phones and Chromebooks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Referred to internally at Google as <b>Project Toscana<\/b>, an anonymous source cited by Android Authority claims the facial recognition system has been tested on a Pixel phone with a punch-hole camera cutout, as well as on two Chromebooks using external cameras. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">The source added that the tests were carried out in <b>different lighting conditions<\/b>, with Project Toscana said to <b>perform as quickly as Apple\u2019s Face ID technology.<\/b> <\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Current Pixel 8 and newer models rely on machine learning for face unlock in well-lit conditions, but the system tends to struggle in low-light conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">It remains unclear if or when Project Toscana will be officially unveiled, though Google\u2019s annual I\/O developer conference, which is happening in May, could provide an ideal stage for showcasing the technology. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Source: Android Authority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwarezone.com.sg\/mobile\/smartphones\/google-project-toscana-face-unlock-pixel-chromebooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is reportedly developing an advanced face unlock system for its Pixel phones and Chromebooks. Referred to internally at Google as Project Toscana, an anonymous&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[15965,3507,882,15964,5387,2712,3465,1243,1707],"class_list":["post-29769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-chromebooks","tag-face","tag-google","tag-idlike","tag-phones","tag-pixel","tag-reportedly","tag-tech","tag-working","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}