Ready to Tap the Face Unlock Switch Off on your Galaxy S10E
Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, and S10E come with the face recognition system that examines your face to unlock the smartphone. Unlike what you are getting on iPhone, Samsung face recognition technology is not safe to use on a daily basis though. Well, it`s entirely meant for your convenience and a little bit of fun. The idea of face unlock has the potential to be a better and easier way to unlock your device.
To an extent, we’ve seen that on Apple’s iPhone X and XS handset models. However, Android has yet to offer us such an experience, with the Huawei Mate 20 Pro perhaps being the closest. On Samsung’s Galaxy S10E instead, it`s a fast and certainly accessible way, but it`s so easy to fool as well.
Yes, the face unlock feature on Samsung’s Galaxy S10 series has repeatedly turned out to be highly insecure. It can be easily fooled by simply holding one’s photo or by playing a video containing the owner’s face in front of the device. And what’s even worst, an exact replica of the person’s face might not even be needed. Just a resemblance is sometimes enough to do the job, so there’s no way for me to keep on using it. What about you?
It’s clear that Samsung’s face unlock implementation is massively flawed, which is disappointing considering the price of the S10 line is pretty huge.
Tap the Face Unlock Switch Off on your Galaxy S10E:
- Swipe down notification panel from top of the screen and tap Settings gear icon;
- Then, scroll down and tap Biometric and security settings;
- Now, just tap the Face unlock switch to turn facial recognition off.
And remember that among the best ways to secure your Samsung Galaxy S10E is to make use of alternate means of unlocking it. You are now prepared to return to one of the classic techniques. I am talking about setting up a PIN or a Password – or drawing up a pattern. It’s better this way, trust me when I say that!
