I actually agree with you now.
VERY short hold is the way to go. With that it's basically like you do a short click to unlock.
It's all about cutting down in actions to me
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Do I really have to click to wake AND then scan my fingerprint?
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I actually agree with you now.
VERY short hold is the way to go. With that it's basically like you do a short click to unlock.
It's all about cutting down in actions to me
Did you even set up the finger print sensor lol? My coworker had hers today and it worked great. Press once to wake the phone, rest finger to scan and open.
One thing that initially caused me a little difficulty was that I'd trained the sensor with my right thumb oriented perfectly vertically, holding the phone in my left hand, and it would not recognize my fingerprint when holding the phone in my right hand and reaching over with my thumb.
Retraining it while holding the phone as I would normally use it eliminated this issue.
Retraining it while holding the phone as I would normally use it eliminated this issue.
To physically unlock any iPhone prior to the 5s you have to press either the lock button of the home button than swipe. Clicking on the home button woo now become the new pressing on the lock button to turn on the phone. The difference is it's MUCH faster.
So to the people who say it's an inconvenience are hilarious. You're doing the exact same thing as before but it's way faster. How is that in convenient?
So to the people who say it's an inconvenience are hilarious. You're doing the exact same thing as before but it's way faster. How is that in convenient?
Lol!
The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the thread title was. . .
First World Problems
My response to that would be that I can move my thumb off the home button and swipe the screen faster than the time it takes for the touch id to identify my thumb print.
I don't think the accidental unlock is an issue any more. It requires a fingerprint, you're not gonna unlock it by accident. There shouldn't be a need to click the button to wake it first.
Yeah, that is how they marketed it. The ring was supposed to sense your finger. However that is NOT how it actually works. You can have your finger on the button all day and it won't react to it. You need to physically click the home or power button to turn the screen on before it will recognize your finger print.
Yeah, same here. I'm still confused by those who think it's somehow inconvenient that you have to actually click the home button vs just touching it. Maybe I'm missing something?
It's pretty much the exact same amount of time and effort. By touching the home button you've already done almost all of the work required to click the home button. ... Obviously ... We aren't talking about that. We're talking about being able to hold down the home button to wake up AND unlock your phone with 1 click
And my response to that is that touch id is faster than swiping and entering a password. If you don't have a passcode on the phone you can't use touch id. Your point is moot.
I don't understand what the problem is. To unlock your phone previously you need to wake it. Are you really expressing discontent over the fact that now you have to do the same thing but it's a much faster process?
Wake (either tap home or lock button) > Swipe > Enter Password > Phone unlocked
Wake (tap home button and let your finger rest) > Phone unlocked
I'm not understanding here... lol.
The point is, we should be able to just press our finger up to the sensor and it should unlock our phones. Without having to click the home button or lock button.
Yes, I'm doing that and it's super fast, and only took a little while to get used to.
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How would that work? If you don't press anything how would it know to read anything?
The point is, having that enabled would unlock my phone everytime I may have it in my hand without wanting to necessary unlock it. This prevents accidental unlocks and I see it more as a benefit rather than an issue.
What if you just wanna press the home button to see your lock screen or to launch control/notification centre? You wouldn't be able to do that..
Stupid complaint is stupid. Moving along
Stupid complaint is stupid. Moving along
No, you don't. Wake the phone by clicking the home button and just don't lift your finger until it unlocks (about a second). Not hard.
Capacitive touch screens/buttons will work through cloth. I've put my phone in a pocket without turning it off and accidentally called people, sent text messages of random characters, etc. The touchID will fault out after I believe five failed attempts to scan your finger, requiring your passcode. If the button were always looking every time the ring sensed a touch it would likely reach those five "bad reads" quickly under certain circumstances. In my opinion that would be significantly more aggravating than having to depress a button a fraction of a millimeter.
"So why have the ring at all?!" Because it will work as you expect when the phone is already on and you use it to make an iTunes purchase (or whatever future use apple allows). In that scenario if you had to depress the button to wake the touchID sensor the phone wouldn't know if your intention was to drop back to the home screen or input your print.
This is seriously the most ridiculous First World Problem type of thread I've seen on these forums, and there are a lot. How lazy have we become where having to click a button before it rapidly scans your fingerprint for near instant access to a high powered computer with broadband Internet access that fits in your pocket is disappointing, inconvenient and annoying? Seriously? You actually have to press a button? Oh Noez!
I don't know if somebody mentioned it, but it is really easy to use Touch ID without first waiting for the wake animations..or even wait to see the lock screen.
Just press the home button once and keep your finger on the button. Don't let your finger away from the home button after pressing it!
The only thing you see is the home screen! No lock screen at all.
It is very fast and accurate.
Just press the home button once and keep your finger on the button. Don't let your finger away from the home button after pressing it!
The only thing you see is the home screen! No lock screen at all.
It is very fast and accurate.
I'm sure your vast knowledge of all the ins and outs of making this happen are far superior to that of a team of Apple engineers. Where did you obtain your engineering degree?
I feel like apple did this on purpose due to how notifications work on the lock screen. If you only had to tap and not click it would bypass lock screen making the notifications useless. Having both allows you to wake phone to check for notifications or time. It really works great and just takes a day to get used to at most.
I agree.
Also, with this cleared up he might want to get a feel for what it might be like to unlock a 5s by getting into the habit of leaving his finger on his current iPhone home button for just an extra half second or so after waking it up. That way if/when he gets a 5s it should feel completely natural. That's actually what I'm trying to remember to do with my iPhone 4 at the moment and it really doesn't seem like a big deal for me given that I always wake my phone via the home button rather than the top power button. I'm also trying to notice what fingers I tend to use other than my right thumb to wake the device so that I can set all the prints that I want straight away.
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In the past, when the phone is asleep and you want to wake it, you have to it the power or home button and then swipe (plus pass code if you had one).
Now with touch ID, you click the home button and pause for scanner to read your print. You can also hit the power button then rest your finger on the home button.
But where I have found touch ID to be the best is when I receive a new text or e-mail notification. When the notification first pops up, if you just rest your finger on the home button, without clicking, it will unlock and go right to the message.
I have not tested it, but I think the same thing will happen with any type of notification.
In the past, when the phone is asleep and you want to wake it, you have to it the power or home button and then swipe (plus pass code if you had one).
Now with touch ID, you click the home button and pause for scanner to read your print. You can also hit the power button then rest your finger on the home button.
But where I have found touch ID to be the best is when I receive a new text or e-mail notification. When the notification first pops up, if you just rest your finger on the home button, without clicking, it will unlock and go right to the message.
I have not tested it, but I think the same thing will happen with any type of notification.
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