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You still need to use your fingerprint reader. Sorry!
The Pixel 7 finally reintroduces Google’s face unlock feature, which originally debuted in the Pixel 4 smartphone. But you’ll still want to use the fingerprint sensor on your Pixel 7, as face unlock doesn’t work with Google Pay or app sign-ins.
This limitation was first noticed by Max Weinbach, a journalist and contributor to 9to5Google. Shortly after the Pixel 7 launch, Weinbach tweeted that his Pixel 7 Pro automatically declines all contactless payments.
Evidently, Weinbach encountered this problem because he tried to activate Google Pay with face unlock. As explained by Mishaal Rahman of Esper, face unlock is a “Class 1” biometric system, meaning that it isn’t secure enough to unlock Google Pay or sign into apps.
Seem a bit of poor UX is confusing a lot of Pixel 7 users right now. If you unlock your phone with face authentication and then try to make a contactless payment via Google Pay, the payment is declined and then you’re asked to unlock your phone via fingerprint.
— Mishaal Rahman…
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