Facial recognition is one of the smart locking feature of today’s smartphones. Where every user tries to add their face Id to their phone and it helps the user to unlock it in a flash of seconds.
Sometimes users face an issue with face lock while unlocking their Xiaomi 12 Pro and below are the reason why this happens.
Therefore, do not worry if the face unlock feature on your Android phone is not functioning. You will learn the step-by-step troubleshooting techniques to fix the issue in this thorough article.
Reasons why face lock is not working:
- The bad angle from which user tries to unlock their phone
- Dust on the front camera
- Malfunctioning sensors
- Covered face (mask etc)
- Glitches in phone
- Outdated software
Below are the solving methods by which you can solve the face lock issues on your Xiaomi 12 Pro:
- Restart your Xiaomi 12 Pro
- Clean your Xiaomi front camera lens
- Disable lock screen swipe
- Re-add face ID
- Update phone software
Method 1: Restart Your Xiaomi 12 Pro
If you are facing a face-locking issue on your Xiaomi 12 Pro then simply restart your device. During this process, your Xiaomi will close all the background running apps and will boost its speed and will give the best performance.
Steps to restart your Xiaomi 12 Pro:
- Press and hold the Volume Up button and Power key button.
- When a power menu appears tap on Reboot to restart your phone.
Method 2: Clean Your Xiaomi Front Camera Lens
Most of the time the front camera lens of your Xiaomi 12 Pro gets smudged when you use your phone. In that case, your facial recognition of your Xiaomi didn’t work well. To get rid of this problem you have to clean your front lens and then try it again. Hopefully, it will work correctly.
Method 3: Disable Lock Screen Swipe
Sometimes when a user tries to unlock his Xiaomi 12 Pro through face-lock. Then the user didn’t know that the phone is unlocked because the Lock Screen Swipe is enabled in the face-lock setting.
To get rid of this problem follow the steps to disable the lock screen swipe:
- Go to the Settings of your Xiaomi.
- Swipe down and tap on Password & Security and then tap on Face-lock.
- Now see if the Stay on Lock Screen After Unlocking feature is enabled then try to disable it.
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Method 4: Re-add Face ID
If your Xiaomi 12 Pro face recognition is not working well then try to remove the current face lock and add a new one. Try to cover all your face from different angles.
Steps to add new face-lock:
- Go to the Settings of your phone.
- Swipe down and tap on Password & Security and then tap on Face-lock.
- Now remove the current face-lock and try to add a new one.
Method 5: Update the Phone Software
If you are using an outdated version of software on your Xiaomi 12 Pro then sometimes a user may face minor issues. Try to update your Xiaomi 12 Pro software to get rid of these issues and get a good-performance phone.
Steps to update the software:
- Go to the Setting of your phone.
- Now tap on About Phone to see whether the new update is available or not. If it’s available then install it.
I hope all the above methods will be more helpful to solve your face-lock problem.