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Oppo: Stay on the Lock Screen After Face Unlock

When you press the power button on an Oppo phone, Face unlock often skips the lock screen entirely and drops you straight onto the home screen. That means you never get to check notifications, the clock, or widgets before the phone unlocks. The setting responsible for this behavior sits inside the Face recognition options and is easy to miss.

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Android 11 · Coloros 11
Stay on the Lock Screen After Face Unlock – Coloros 11: step 1 – Tap on Settings
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Stay on the Lock Screen After Face Unlock auf Oppo

On Oppo phones running ColorOS, Face unlock is set up by default to unlock the device the moment it recognizes your face after you press the power button. The lock screen flashes by so fast that you never see notifications, the clock, or widgets. This happens because the Face recognition module is configured to unlock automatically instead of waiting for a manual swipe.

You control this behavior in the Face unlock settings. Open Tap on SettingsTap on Password & biometricsTap on FaceTap on Screen unlockChoose Swipe up to unlockor Auto unlock.

Choosing Swipe up to unlock makes the phone confirm your face but keeps you parked on the lock screen until you swipe up yourself. Choosing Auto unlock restores the original behavior and jumps straight to the home screen after a successful scan.

If you mainly want faster access and do not care about seeing the lock screen, leave Auto unlock active. If you check notifications often before unlocking, or share the phone with others, Swipe up to unlock gives you that extra checkpoint without disabling Face unlock altogether.

Frequently asked questions

No. Face recognition still runs and confirms your identity. It just stops the phone from jumping past the lock screen, so you swipe up manually with Swipe up to unlock selected.