Apple implements a facial recognition system in iOS 5

Facial recognition system in iOS 5

Are you impressed by the selection of apps available on iOS devices? Wait ‘till you hear about the iOS 5 new features and what it will bring to the table. In 2010 Apple purchased the Polar Rose company, a Swedish company whose application you can see in the numerous clips present of YouTube. Polar Rose was specialized in the development of facial recognition technology for smartphones and Apple seems to have taken a part of this technology and it seems to have imported it in their new operating system – the iOS 5. More specifically, the guys from 9to5Mac found some new APIs related to a facial recognition system in the IOS’ 5 file systems that can be used by application developers as soon as Apple will officially launch the iOS 5.
Those from 9to5Mac say that Apple has implemented APIs to detect the position of a person’s eyes and mouth based on the image offered by the camera of the terminal of the room but there is also an image processing system for face recognition. Apparently Apple will not make a special application for the iOS 5 which will operate based on this new system. As a result, they will allow developers to design their own applications based on these APIs. I personally believe that implementing such a system alongside a passcode would be an excellent feat and would create a favorable “buzz” for the company from Cupertino.
So far we only have the first information about the implementation of such a facial recognition system in the iOS 5 and remains to be seen what surprises Apple will bring in the future. The fact that the facial recognition technology is left in the hands of some capable developers means that we will certainly see some ingenious apps. Are you excited?