Face Mask unlock for Huawei Mate 50 Pro rolling out widely

Today, Huawei has officially announced face mask support for face unlock on Mate 50 Pro smartphones. Hence, the users will be able to unlock their Huawei Mate 50 Pro without removing the face mask. According to Huawei, the Face mask support feature for the Mate 50 Pro users required HarmonyOS 3.0 version 3.0.0.156 or above.

Such features are very useful when it comes to the handling of the device and keeps the task handy. However, phone maker such as Apple has already launched the feature for iPhones. However, the latest HarmonyOS version not only brings you face mask support but also improves the camera photography experience.

To enable face mask support, the user needs to visit:

1. Settings
2. Biometric and Passwords
3. Face recognition
4. Setup face id (if haven’t, skip if already)
5. Setup a face id record with a mask
6. Done!

Below you can check the full details of the HarmonyOS 3.0.0.156 changelog:

Face recognition

• Added the function of wearing a mask to unlock. After entering facial data using “mask recognition”, you can easily unlock your mobile phone and use your mobile phone to make payments while wearing a mask.

Camera

• Optimized the display effect of thumbnails and photos in some scenes Optimized to improve the stability of the camera

Sound effect

• Improve the sound experience of some scenes

Huawei Mate 50 Face Unlock:

Huawei Mate 50 series comes with XMAGE’s new camera technology on the rear camera but the front camera has been made with a powerful and wide notch system. It houses a 13MP ultra wide-angle camera + 3D depth sensor. However, there are various other sensors that help the phone determine your facial picture and unlock the device.