Could you imagine a feature that could use your facial expressions to control your phone?

Sound unbelievable right? But that’s the truth, it’s 2021 and we are evolving as fast as we could. Nothing seems to be impossible in the Genz generation.

Google has always been at the forefront in introducing novel features to its operating system with every new version of Android.

American tech-giant Google is working on a new Android 12 accessibility feature to let users control their phone using facial expressions.

Mashable India quoted a report by XDADevelopers that says the 'Camera Switches feature', which is one of the accessibility services in the Android Accessibility Suite app, will support setting gestures to specific controls.

Smiling, opening the mouth, and looking out right-left, or down are reportedly the possible gestures, the app will include.

The corresponding camera actions include getting to the homepage, scrolling backward and forward, and selecting. The app will also allow the users to adjust the gesture size and duration.

As per The Verge, the new feature would require the device's camera to be switched on, and Android 12-enabled devices will show a standing bar indicating the camera is getting used.

The feature will reportedly use an additional battery. It is currently in beta mode and is claimed to be convenient for users with disabilities.

This feature could indeed prove to be another revolution of this age.

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