Perch‑Eye is a lightweight, open-source SDK for on-device face comparison. It works natively on Android and iOS, supports custom detectors, and runs entirely offline — no cloud required. Ideal for privacy-focused mobile apps.
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iscream_vanilla•3h ago
Nice approach, but always wary of "lightweight" face recognition claims. What's the actual accuracy rate? False positive/negative rates? Have you published any benchmarks against industry standard datasets like LFW?
vladimir_adt•1h ago
It's a bit challenging to create a dataset with all types of angled faces. We're currently working internally on a small dataset of around 128 images, but overall, testing is proceeding as planned.
Relindrel•3h ago
Overall this looks good for a v1. Offline strategy is the way to go with all the privacy concerns lately. Will be watching this project
NAVIRKAAAA•2h ago
Quick question - what image formats does this support? Can it work directly with camera streams or just static images?
AndroDev007•2h ago
Funny how face recognition went from sci-fi movie stuff to "just add this dependency" in like 10 years
Mobile_guru002•2h ago
Just cloned and built it - surprisingly easy setup! The demo app works well on my Pixel. One feature request: any plans for liveness detection? Would help prevent spoofing with photos.
vladimir_adt•1h ago
It's already live and working with camera preview on both Android and iOS. We plan to update the demos to reflect that. A question for you in return: Are you satisfied with the non-Full HD live preview, or do you need a more detailed image for your project?
iscream_vanilla•3h ago
vladimir_adt•1h ago