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Google's Project Toscana: A New Face Unlock Revolution?

2/17/2026

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Google is developing Project Toscana, a face unlock system for Pixel phones and Chromebooks.
The system aims to perform better across lighting and could match Apple’s Face ID in speed and accuracy.
Past Google face unlock efforts, including the Pixel 4, faced challenges and were discontinued.
Google has not officially announced Project Toscana, but the design could debut with the Pixel 11 in August 2026 and integrate with Chromebooks.

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Story summary

Google is developing Project Toscana, a face unlock system for Pixel phones and Chromebooks.
The system aims to perform better across lighting and could match Apple’s Face ID in speed and accuracy.
Past Google face unlock efforts, including the Pixel 4, faced challenges and were discontinued.
Google has not officially announced Project Toscana, but the design could debut with the Pixel 11 in August 2026 and integrate with Chromebooks.