The typo was from my iPad. Like I said, I don't use the touchscreen for everything, its just another tool for manipulating the computer.
Probably, but to get FaceID in the MBP, they’re going to have to reduce the FaceID component thickness by 50% so I doubt it will be ready for a couple of years.
It's only a matter of time. They had challenges with intel due to the need for secure enclave. They added TouchID by adding the T1/2 chip. Now that they use their own silicon, it would be easier to add FaceID. Now it's only marketing who decided when to trickle down that tech to entice people to upgrade in the next few years.
To me constantly looking a the screen would make Face ID a possible problem. If Face ID unlocks without an explicit action from my part, like on the phone where you need to both look at the phone and swipe up, it would be a possible security issue. If an action on your part is necessary, like, say, pressing a key, how would that be different than pressing on the Touch ID button? I'm sure this small concerns of mine will be addressed, and I agree that the empty space left on the notch is probably due to supply chain constraints than actual will to leave FaceID out.
Two different animals. Why macos should not look more like iPadOS.
The challenges of putting Face ID in the MBP have nothing to do with who makes the chip. The iPhone 13’s Face ID components, and not just the front camera, are twice as thick as the new MBP’s entire lid so there is literally not enough space for the array until Apple can reduce component thickness by at least half.
Steve Jobs was against having a stylus that you had to use - remember that Palm Pilots (basically) required the use of a stylus for input, and there were smartphones like that too, at the time. He was saying, if the phone is presented as "here's your phone and here's the stylus you must use for input" then you've already lost the battle. I don't think he would have been against using a stylus (particularly on the iPad) for drawing and such, where it was appropriate, rather than required.
They could have made the MBP with a sizable camera bump on the back of the lid, to accommodate the flush-mounted FaceID camera. Can you imagine how well that'd go over with the same folk demanding FaceID on the Mac?
From the IT Security person side of me it’s better to have TouchID only. TouchID requires a manual second factor authentication. FaceID has the possibility of automatically authorising something you don’t really want to as theres no conscious interaction to authorise
Different functions for different people. Personally, I have found computers trying to everything for everyone to be unreliable and come with compromises.
Windows Hello does use about 90% of the same technique as FaceID including IR dot projection. It literally does not require a camera as the camera can be covered. Remember that FaceID is built on Kinect's technology.
They've addressed this question countless times over the years, you (and me to some extent) don't like their answer.
Holy cow, where are you that this is a real-world concern? I suggest you get out of wherever it is you live/work/play. ?
No he’s at least partially right. What he says is exactly the reason why, for example, on iphone face id always requires to double press the side button to authorize payments with Apple Pay. Without that, there would be lots of accidental unwanted payments made. That’s an example of why, if face id ever makes it to the mac, it will need to have some 2nd factor authentication such as pressing a key or some other action.
Well, like many things, the devil is in the details, and taking that 90% claim at face value, it's clear that the other 10% makes all the difference.
Alright, so "think about this stuff" some more. Face ID on iOS requires a hardware interaction — your double-pressing a physical button on the device — for certain sensitive actions, like Apple Pay payments and App Store purchases. Do you want your Mac automatically authorizing transactions for you just because you're in front of it? Can't realistically add a button in software, because then it's open to attack via other software — macOS allows apps to move the mouse cursor and simulating clicks.
