Samsung’s Android 4.0 phones add ‘blink detection’ to Face Unlock feature

Samsung is finally rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich to Galaxy S II users, and today the company posted a blog with some details behind how it got the upgrades ready. Buried amidst galling remarks about the release (like it took the company “only five months” to get Android 4.0 ready) was a note about a customization Samsung made that actually sounds worthwhile. On Samsung’s phones, Ice Cream Sandwich’s Face Unlock feature also includes “blink detection” as a way of closing a security loophole — previously, Face Unlock could be fooled by holding a photo up to the camera.There’s no other information on how the implementation works, but Samsung also noted that it’s bringing Face Unlock to a firmware update for Galaxy S users. While it’s no…
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