Android’s beta accessibility feature will help users control phone using facial expressions

Washington : American tech giant Google is developing a new accessibility feature for Android that will let users control a phone using facial expressions like a smile or raised eyebrows.
According to The Verge, the ‘Camera Switch’ feature has arrived with version 12 of Android’s ‘Accessibility Suite’ app, released alongside Android 12’s fourth beta.
The new version of the app isn’t available via Google Play just yet, but reports suggest that there’s an APK to side-load if you want to give it a try.
Facial expressions (which also include looking left, right, or up) can be used to access a number of controls, ranging from scrolling, going home, or viewing quick settings or notifications.
Screenshots show that users can adjust how sensitive the software is when recognizing expressions, which should hopefully limit the potential for accidental activations.
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