Here's Why You Should Stop Using Face Unlock To Unlock Your Smartphone.

Smartphone Security.

As mobile phones became more complex and with increase in the production of smartphones that can handle more technical operations including finances, smartphone manufacturing companies saw the need to add more flexible means of security to these devices to help reduce the combined time users spend opening applications that require extra security.

One of these new technologies incorporated into smartphone security which has been for a while is The Face Unlock feature.

Not only has this feature made it easier and faster to unlock your device, it has made people more confident in the security of their devices that most people will not buy a smartphone that doesn't have this feature in it. 

Smartphone manufacturers seeing this phenomenon have made it look like a special feature and will normally add it to the list of awesome features of any phone during launching.

But, before you go ahead to activate Face Unlock on your smartphone, here's a serious downside of using Face Unlock which exposes you to a security breach of your own device.

The moment you activate Face Unlock on your device, it literally becomes vulnerable to being unlocked by anyone. You're not the only person who can now unlock your phone.

• If you have a twin, you're at risk.

• If you have a sibling or family relation that looks like you, you're at risk.

• Here's the worst part, Your picture or selfie can be used to unlock your device.

• Where it becomes more shocking is that even those who don't relate to you or look like you can unlock your phone.

The instances given above are tested and they work.

A friend of mine had his phone unlocked by his younger brother four times using Face Unlock technology. This isn't the only instance I have experienced.

FAQs about Face Unlock and Smartphone security.

How Do You Know If Your Phone Can Be Unlocked by Anyone Using Face Unlock?

Simply, you just can't know who's capable of unlocking your phone using Face Unlock. 

In some cases, it could be that the phone malfunctioned at the time which resulted in such. 

What of Fingerprint Unlock, Is It Safe To Use?

It should be noted that Face Unlock technology is only an added security feature in smartphones along with Fingerprint Unlock and should not be trusted much. This is because your phone's sensor doesn't need a 100% match before it authorises an unlock. This also is the reason newer smartphones allow only password or pin unlock when a phone is booted up.

Your most secure phone security is Passwords.

Is Any Phone Immune To This Loophole?

The short answer is No. No phone is immune to the Downside of Face Unlock, not even iPhones.

Anything can go wrong at any time and your most trusted means of unlocking should be Your password, Pin or Dot tracing.