OnePlus 6 face unlock reportedly can be tricked with a printed photo

OnePlus 6 face unlock reportedly can be tricked with a printed photo

Description: The $529 OnePlus 6 has came across the notch issue, no certification for waterproof and certain other display edge problems. Now it is found that it's face unlock system can be tricked by using printed photo.

     Since Apple introduced Face ID with the iPhone X, the feature has become a rage among Android phones. In fact, OnePlus 5T was among the initial adopters of the feature.Continuing the legacy, OnePlus included the feature with its latest offering; the OnePlus 6 as well.

     However, the face unlock on Android phones is not as secure as the Apple's Face ID and today an owner of OnePlus 6 proved it again by printing a photo of him and succeeded in unlocking the phone within few seconds. It also works with a black and white photo which raises serious security doubts about the feature. Google to strengthen the Face unlock feature which it introduced in android 4.0.

   Google added the liveness test" later that requires you to blink, though can also be fooled easily it at least added an extra layer of security. Cut to the chase, OnePlus didn't implement liveness test because that slows down unlocking. The actual problem is that  the Front-Facing camera cannot differentiate a flat surface and a real face. Apple has a workaround for this by using IR dot projector to map faces in 3D.

     OnePlus at least should have included a disclaimer while registering the face data saying that it is less secure than other options. OnePlus is yet to comment on this issue.