On September 3 Android 10 came to the Pixel mobiles, which is an a priori intangible that includes many changes and is mostly covered by the most popular black mode. The kind that, after 90 days, is already on the big list of devices, still going up.
Privacy and security are the areas where Google has worked hard in this latest update. One of our favorite things is to give permission for local apps only if they work, but they are not the only ones that appeal. And today we'll talk about another exciting feature.
Biometric API: a tool that provides additional security to applications
For many years now Biometries are part of the security of our cell phones. Perhaps the name may sound strange to you, but when we talk about biometrics we refer to the use of a fingerprint reader or facial recognition, as well as any technology that uses our features as a "password."
Or it's on Android let's take a long time using a fingerprint scanner, it is true that the biometric security system required some changes. For example, currently, if we want to apply for our bank, we have the opportunity to make sure that we are the one using our finger. And how does the application know that this footprint belongs to us if it did not register it?
The ability to use your finger as a password for apps came in Android 6.0 through a programming API called Fingerprint. The API is a set of tools (created in this case by Google, for Android) that allow app developers to use the feature of the application.
In this particular case, the Fingerprint API acts as a mediator between the requested system and the program itself. The application is not read or stored by our personal information, but instead requests that system tool for tagging. In the end, the application will get the answer whether or not it is, instead of getting our information.
But what if I don't want to use a fingerprint reader and want to apply my bank account for facial recognition? Well, until Android 10 you can't do it. And we tell you why.
Google has decided to extend the functionality of the fingerprint reader API (and, in fact, it's over) to something they have named the Biometric API. What does this new tool do? Yes, giving apps the same ability to authenticate someone, but instead of using a fingerprint, it lets you use face recognition or the other way.
Use of Biometric API with iris scanner (Via).
It seems that this method is not easy to use as "the entire system with Android 10 supports any identifier." The reason for this is the news they've commented on Android Police, which Samsung has added to its Android 10 beta for the Galaxy S9 and Note 9 support for the iris scanner for that API.
What does this mean for the future? Well, in this particular case, when the SG user of the S9 or Note 9 accesses an application that uses the Biometric API (most likely most of them are bank applications and mobile payment applications) as the user has access to their finger or iris scanner.
Of course, it's a very important change with many challenges ahead, ever since a double load seems necessary: first by developers (to make their methods compliant with the API) on the other hand, by developers.
