Activate Face Lock Feature Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The famous Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the first Android 4.0 phone that has the latest Google software matched up with the Samsung hardware.

This phone is available in the U S on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network. It is the first device to have the unique Face Unlock, which uses state-of-the-art facial recognition technology to unlock the phone.

It also has a 4.65” Contour Display with a true high definition (720p) resolution HD Super AMOLED screen. Its special lightning-fast dual-core 1.2GHz processor was combined with a 4G LTE or HSPA+ technology. Other features that set it apart include the Android Beam, Live Effects, zero-shutter lag, a deeply integrated Google+ experience, and a new People app. Galaxy Nexus is also available in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Korea and Japan. Soon, it will be available in Australia, France, Russia, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and elsewhere!

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Face Lock App

How to Activate Face Lock Feature Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Before setting up the feature on the Galaxy Nexus I’m testing, the phone warned me that Face Unlock isn’t nearly as secure as using a numeric passcode—and indeed, there’s always the possibility of a false match if someone who looks “similar” to you sneaks a peek at your handset. In other words, don’t protect your phone with Face Unlock if you’ve stored military secrets on it.

So, ready to use your face to unlock the Galaxy Nexus? Here’s how you do it.

1. Go to the Settings menu and tap Security, Screen Lock.
2. Tap the Face Unlock option to see the litany of notes and caveats about the feature (including the assurance that your stored profile picture will be “kept private” on your handset). Ready to continue? Tap “Set it up.”
3. Next, you should see … well, yourself. Hold the phone until your face fits in the dotted outline; once the camera thinks it has a good shot of your face, it’ll snap a photo automatically. (For the best results, Google advises taking a Face Unlock photo indoors, where it’s not “too bright or too dim.”) Once you’ve made it to the “Face Captured” page, tap “Continue.”
4. So, what happens if your Android phone can’t identify you through Face Unlock? Well, you’ll need a backup PIN or a security “pattern” to trace on the phone’s touchscreen, which you’ll be asked to set up once you’re done snapping photos of your face.

That’s it! Now, time to test. Lock the Galaxy Nexus, then press the “sleep/wake” button and hold the handset right in front of your face; the phone should unlock itself within seconds of ‘seeing” you.

Take multiple Face Unlock photos of yourself in different conditions—say, with your glasses on and off, or both outdoors and indoors—to give the phone a better chance of identifying you correctly. Just go back to the Settings menu, tap Security, then select “Improve face matching.”