


Security and privacy are core principles for Pixel. Better yet, face unlock works in almost any orientation-even if you're holding it upside down-and you can use it for secure payments and app authentication too. If the face unlock sensors and algorithms recognize you, the phone will open as you pick it up, all in one motion. As you reach for Pixel 4, Soli proactively turns on the face unlock sensors, recognizing that you may want to unlock your phone. Pixel 4 does all of that in a much more streamlined way. Other phones require you to lift the device all the way up, pose in a certain way, wait for it to unlock, and then swipe to get to the homescreen. Face unlock may be a familiar feature for smartphones, but we’re engineering it differently. Your device should be able to recognize you-and only you-without any fuss. Unlocking your phone should be easy, fast, and secure. These capabilities are just the start, and just as Pixels get better over time, Motion Sense will evolve as well. Motion Sense will be available in select Pixel countries.

Pixel 4 will be the first device with Soli, powering our new Motion Sense features to allow you to skip songs, snooze alarms, and silence phone calls, just by waving your hand.
#NEW YORK CITY RADAR IN MOTION SOFTWARE#
We've developed a miniature version located at the top of Pixel 4 that senses small motions around the phone, combining unique software algorithms with the advanced hardware sensor, so it can recognize gestures and detect when you’re nearby. Radar, of course, is the same technology that has been used for decades to detect planes and other large objects. Motion Senseįor the past five years, our Advanced Technology and Projects team (ATAP) has been working on Soli, a motion-sensing radar. Today we’re giving you an early look at the technology behind two new features coming to Pixel 4 that make your phone more helpful and represent a next step in our vision for ambient computing. As we shared last month, Pixel 4 is in the works 1.
