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Google Could Implement Facial Recognition In Android

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Google Could Implement Facial Recognition In Android Pay For Loyalty Programs. Acceding to 9to5Google in their close look at the code of new Android Pay app, Google could be looking to implement facial recognition. In the apk teardown of Android Pay version 1.22 they found a feature called Visual ID, which was described as “a secure way to verify your identity at various participating stores which would make things like earning loyalty points and redeeming rewards easier.” The site also clarifies that this sort of teardown does not mean that they will actually be implementing this feature. Android police also conducted their own examination of the apk teardown code, and found out that when a person confirms his/her identity by using Visual ID any rewards point or loyalty perks are automatically applied to his/her purchase. With the help of Bluetooth, the system detects the location of the customer and would also presumable require camera in the store to take pictures of t

Zenwatch 3 Gets Android Wear 2.0 Says Asus.

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A very long wait for android wear 2.0 for Asus Zenwatch 3 users is finally over. Asus on their official twitter account has confirmed that the Android Wear 2.0 update for Zenwatch 3 has been rolling out since yesterday. This is really a very good news for all Zenwatch 3 users, but we really hope Asus's social media manager knows what he or she is talking about because so far, we've seen absolutely no screenshots shared online by Zenwatch 3 owners confirming the rollout. This could really mean that the update has not started yet since there are no screenshots till now or it may have reached only limited devices and has yet to reach widely. Any way, it’s almost about time Asus’s latest smartwatches get its own taste of the newest Android Wear 2.0 iteration. The OS has been under development since its launch in May, so it would be very nice if it hits more watches.