article_snippet.sent: But you could soon use a selfie to gain access to your apps and messages thanks to Apple's latest patent.
article_snippet.sent: The filing details a system of scanning a user's face with the front-facing camera when the handset is moved into a certain position, and automatically unlocking the device if the image matches one on file.
article_snippet.sent: The patent details a method of scanning a user's face using the front-facing camera each time the phone is moved into a certain position.
article_snippet.sent: Called 'Locking and unlocking a mobile device using facial recognition', The patent explains that current methods of unlocking a device are 'inconvenient and time consuming'.
article_snippet.sent: Instead, once the phone is moved and positioned in front of the face the camera would begin scanning.
article_snippet.sent: Instead, once the phone is moved and positioned in front of the face the camera would begin scanning for a face .
article_snippet.sent: the device continued that once an allotted period of time has elapsed and a user's face is not detected in any of the images, the device stays locked. '
highlights_snippet.sent: The patent details a method of scanning a user's face using the front-facing camera .
  