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How to disable face recognition security on Galaxy Tab S7 FE

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE offers face recognition security.

If you want to disable this feature, then you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

Why you should disable face recognition security on Galaxy Tab S7 FE

Face recognition can cause issues when trying to unlock your Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE for use. One of the problems is that the camera may have a problem recognizing your face due to blurry lens, lighting conditions, heavy makeup, facial hair in addition to accessories such as glasses, masks and hats.

The other issue is that someone, or even some kind of object, that looks like you can unlock the tablet.

For these reasons, face recognition is not as secure as using a PIN, password or pattern for unlocking the Galaxy Tab S7 FE.

How to disable face recognition security on Galaxy Tab S7 FE

In order to disable face recognition security on Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE, we recommend deleting the face data your previously registered on the tablet.

In order to do so, you need to take the following steps:

1. Turn on your Galaxy Tab S7 FE.

2. Unlock the screen.

3. Tap the Settings app.

4. In the Settings app, tap Biometrics and security.

5. Afterwards, tap Face recognition.

6. You will be asked to unlock the screen again.

7. Once you unlocked the screen for the second time, tap Remove face data.

8. Finally tap Remove.

By deleting your registered face data from the tablet, all the facial recognition features will also be deactivated at the same time.

How to change the screen lock method for Galaxy Tab S7 FE

You can also stop using the facial recognition security of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE by changing the screen lock method of the tablet.

If you are still interested in doing so, you can do the following:

1. Power on your Galaxy Tab S7 FE.

2. Unlock the screen of your tablet.

3. Tap the Settings app.

4. Inside the Settings app, tap Lock screen.

5. Tap Screen lock type.

6. Afterwards, change the Screen lock type to something else.

How to disable face recognition security on Galaxy Tab S7 FE without unlocking the screen

If you want to disable the face recognition security on Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE but aren’t able to unlock the screen, then you can check out this tutorial to see how you can unlock a tablet without using any password, pattern, PIN or your biometric data.