Infinix Hot S3 receives Face Unlock feature via an OTA update

Infinix has started rolling out the Face Unlock feature for the Infinix Hot S3 via an OTA (Over-the-Air) update. Infinix Hot S3 is the first smartphone from the company to receive the much-awaited feature. The Face Unlock feature will make use of the front camera for Facial Recognition in order to unlock the smartphone.

Since Apple introduced the FaceID feature, many Android smartphone manufacturers are introducing a face unlock feature on their smartphone. If you have the Infinix Hot S3, you will soon receive a notification of the update. However, you can also manually check for any available updates. Head over to Settings > About Phone and tap on System update. Click on check for updates and if there are any updates available, hit download.

How to setup Face Unlock?

Once updated, you can now setup Face Unlock on your Infinix Hot S3. To setup, head over to Settings > Security and location. Here you will find a Face ID option. In the Face ID option, the smartphone will scan your face via the front-facing camera. Once the setup process is completed, you can use the Face Unlock feature to unlock your smartphone.

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Infinix Hot S3 Specifications

To recall, the Infinix Hot S3 features a 5.65-inch IPS LCD display. The display comes with a resolution of 1440x720 pixels and an 18:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC clocked at 1.4GHz. The device is available in two variants, one with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.  There is also a 4GB RAM variant that comes with 64GB of onboard storage.

Infinix Hot S3 runs on XOS Hummingbird 3.0 UI based on Android Oreo. Under the hood, there is a 4,000mAh battery. There is also a fingerprint scanner located at the back of the handset.