Can I use Firebase ML Kit (Face Recognition) to scan pictures for faces and determine if faces are found, log a user into an account? What I mean is verify that a face is found on the picture and sign a user up. Anyone?
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2Hi Gabriel, your question may be getting downvotes because it did not attend the basic principles for asking a question on this website. Please take a look at these links to understand why: [How to create a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example](https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve) and also [How do I ask a good question](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask). Don't worry, just delete the question to get rid of downvotes and post a new one which attends the standard. – sɐunıɔןɐqɐp Aug 04 '18 at 11:36
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But is there a way ML Kit can achieve this feat? – Gabriel Hagan Aug 04 '18 at 11:38
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Sorry that you've had a bad experience with down votes Gabriel. Answer below. – Frank van Puffelen Aug 04 '18 at 13:30
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Firebase ML Kit can perform face detection. It does however not perform face recognition.
In other words: it can tell you that there is a face in a picture (and where it is), but it can't tell you who it is.
This makes it impossible to use ML Kit for authenticating a user.
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Okay that was very helpful. That was the exact answer I wanted. I tried this and it worked. I just want to detect faces in pictures users will upload and then sign them in. It is prerequisite for signing up. You have to upload a portrait of yourself. And ML Kit did an amazing job with just a few lines of code. Thanks again @Frank van Puffelen – Gabriel Hagan Aug 05 '18 at 23:32
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