The patent was filed in March 2011 and awarded to Apple earlier this year . It is a method of scanning a user 's face using the front - facing camera . If the scanned face matches with a photograph that was previously scanned and stored , the phone responds automatically . Android phone already has a similar feature called ' Trusted face '
The patent was filed in March 2011 and awarded to Apple earlier this week . It details a method of scanning a user 's face using the front-facing camera . If the scanned face matches with a photo that was previously taken and stored , the phone unlocks automatically . Android Lollipop already has a similar feature called 'Trusted face '