The website 9to5google reported a few days ago that they found information about the human presence sensor referred to as HPS in the code of Chromium. It is estimated that Google will bring the Hello face recognition function similar to Windows 10 and Windows 11 to Chrome OS. In the future, Chromebook users are expected to use face recognition Quick login.
9to5google said that the Chromium code indicates that there will be a brand new “eye” icon in the system taskbar, which is believed to be used to notify the user that the HPS sensor is activated. In addition to being used for face recognition, the HPS sensor can also detect whether the user is in front of the computer, and has a proximity sensor function that both Pixel phones and Nest Hub have.
The article also mentioned that Google is using Zork and Brya motherboards to test HPS. The former is a Chromebook with AMD processors, which is currently on the market, and the latter is a 12-generation Intel processor to be launched later. It is currently unknown when Google will provide face recognition on Chromebooks. It is pointed out that they may choose a specific manufacturer or directly provide it on their Pixelbook.
Source: androidpolice
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