In the midst of the momentum and bustle in the world of smart phones currently, with the launch of «Apple» new phones «iPhone 11», and the company «Samsung» phone «Note 10» and «Fold» fold, as well as the announcement of «LG» For its dual-screen phones and others, Google was keen to enter the competition early, so did not wait until the launch of its new phones «Pixel 4» next month, revealing three new features in its phones, operating under the slogan «Do not hold your phone and let it work Alone near you ».
The new features are based on the great progress achieved by «Google» in the control system of the phone through gestures and hand gestures, in addition to improvements in the security system made him recognize the face, and opens the phone in one simple quick steps, in addition to the introduction of artificial intelligence in the field of recognition of incoming sounds of the phone, It reveals whether it is human voice or automated music from a customer service system.
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He published those details, Google Product Manager Pixel, Brandon Barbelo, through the official product blog, starting the blog by saying that «the new features in the phones (Pixel 4) will make your phone more useful and more independent at work, and reduce the time and situations that "You have to catch him."
"Over the past five years, Google's Advanced Technology and Enterprise team has been developing Soleil, a motion sensing radar that relies on the same technology used to detect aircraft and other large objects," Barbelo said.
He pointed out that «the team was able to develop a small version of this technology, and put it at the top of the (pixel 4), to sense and sense the movements and small things around the phone», pointing out that «that technology combines unique software algorithms and sophisticated hardware sensor, so that it can identify Gestures and detection when you are close ».
"Pixel 4 will be the first Sole device to sense motion," said Barbelo. "By waving a hand with a slight light motion next to the phone, songs and snooze alerts can be skipped, as well as silencing phone calls."
Face recognition
As for face recognition and its use as a key to unlock the phone, Barbelo said it is a familiar feature for smartphones, but the addition provided by «Google» in the «Pixel 4» is that it is designed differently.
He explained that «the difference is that« Google »believes that it should be open the phone easy, fast and safe, and that the phone is able to identify the user alone, without any fuss, that the two tasks are done simultaneously, and this does not exist in this way Other face smartphones, pointing out that face recognition systems in other phones need to lift the device all the way, put it in a certain way, then wait until it opens, then scroll to the main screen, and the new improvements in (Pixel 4) make it "In a simpler way."
“Through Soleil technology, the phone proactively activates the face unlock sensors, because by artificial intelligence and machine learning, the phone can realize that the user may want to unlock, and if you know the face unlock sensors and algorithms, it will be Unlock the phone while holding it, all in one motion, in which the face is recognized from different angles and from almost any direction, even if the user is holding the phone upside down, you can also use it for secure payment, authentication and identity verification as well » .
Distinguish sounds
Barbello pointed out that «Google» expanded the use of applications and techniques of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the «Pixel 4», to include the recognition of the sounds coming to the phone, and emitted from it, for use in many purposes, including the freedom of the user from staying on waiting The line, if the other party was an automated customer service system, began to broadcast music or songs, for example, until one of the service staff was available, to answer the call and receive the problem and engage in dialogue.
He explained that in this case, Pixel will be able to distinguish the voice, and recognizes that the other party in the call requests to wait, and then take over the matter on behalf of the owner of the phone, and follow-up the waiting state, until the change of voice on the other hand and the arrival of the voice of a customer service worker, so as not The owner of the phone remains “hung” throughout this period, which may last several minutes.
Secure data
Google's Pixel product manager, Brandon Barbelo, said that the Pixel 4 is equipped with a new technology to secure data for unlocking and recognizing the face, so that the image data never leaves the phone, by storing user face data securely In the Pixel Titan M security chip.
He added that all data processing operations performed by the «Sole» sensor, as well as images used to unlock the face, are on the phone only, and is not saved or shared with other services «Google» to protect the privacy and security of the user.