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Control your phone with facial expressions
Android 12's 4th beta version gets a new feature that lets users control a phone using facial expressions like a smile or raised eyebrows.
The Android 12 just launched a new feature by which the user can control the phones using his/her facial expressions. These gestures will perform the same functions that can be done with "touch gestures". The best part of this feature is that it works on older android phones too.
This feature itself is called "Camera switches". It uses your phone's front camera to recognize your facial expressions.
Facial 'gestures' performed with Camera switches can open notifications, scroll forwards and backward, navigate to the home screen, select something on-screen, and more. All of these options match the fact that Camera Switches is an accessibility tool in Android.
How Android 12's facial 'gestures' work
However, you can’t just make up a facial expression of your own and map that too, say, your camera app. Instead Android has several pre-set facial gestures you can activate and customize. Just like it’s been doing with touch gestures for years.
The facial gestures include opening your mouth, smiling, raising your eyebrows, and looking in different directions. Just note that your face needs to go back to normal before Android 12 recognizes the action. You can also customize the size and duration of your gesture if need be.
However, you should know that using Camera Switches means you end up with a constant notification telling you that the phone’s camera is in use.
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