In a big upgrade, Face Unlock on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro can authorize Google Pay NFC transactions, banking, and other app sign-ins. The only use of Face Unlock on the Pixel 7 is to unlock your ...

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are the first Google phones in four years to have secure face unlock, but they don't have dedicated hardware like the floppy Pixel 4 or Apple's iPhones.

Google said it achieved high security on the Pixel 8's Face Unlock system without using dedicated hardware, relying on machine learning and AI elements instead.