Try this test: stand on the edge of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, take that's hand that's holding the iPad and use it to actuate Touch ID. Now tell us if you've determined that gravity is a constant.
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Apple Executives Address Lack of Face ID and Touchscreens on Macs
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Eventually Apple will give in and produce a touch-screen Mac. There's too much demand and it makes sense from a marketing perspective. They've done it before. Apple said there was no reason ever to change the screen size on the iPhone, that the 4s was optimally sized. Yet now we have various sizes because the market demanded it. They said using a stylus is a sign of failure. Yet now we have Apple Pencil.
A touch screen is inevitable, but I wouldn't expect it for a few years. And when it does come out, I'll probably disable it because I prefer keyboard and touch pad input. But I don't see why people are getting so sweaty over the possibility that a touch screen could appear. It's an alternative input device. If you don't want to use it, don't use it.
A touch screen is inevitable, but I wouldn't expect it for a few years. And when it does come out, I'll probably disable it because I prefer keyboard and touch pad input. But I don't see why people are getting so sweaty over the possibility that a touch screen could appear. It's an alternative input device. If you don't want to use it, don't use it.
Um, yeah . . . But the Leaning Tower of Pisa only leans about four degrees, so not a problem. Let's take your example further and say I'm on a surface that really slopes, like 10 or 15 degrees, and I want to compute on it. Maybe while my aircraft is ascending. I've done it. Not a problem either.
After reading the post below, I see the original post in a different context. It make sense to enter a pin or have a second form of authentication for certain actions on a computer.
But Apple will cheerfully sell you an external keyboard with TouchID built in, right now. No indication they’ll ever do a monitor with FaceID built in.
Do Macs really need Face ID when you can unlock with your watch ? Doesn't work with a phone obviously (as it's the phone that unlocks the watch) but having the phone (with face) unlock watch which unlocks Mac (when you pick it up) is quite delightful - I'd probably prefer it over my laptops camera turning itself on all the time to check faces.
Uh.... news flash.... user's hands are already on their iPhone or iPad.
I remember the days when Apple released the iPhone X and bragged about how FACE ID was more secure than TOUCH ID. It wasn’t about ergonomics or convenience in the least. The introduction of a notch on a laptop without the TrueDepth Camera is a colossal failure. I’m not buying a laptop with a notch unless it has this feature.
It’s not like your hand is in the other room. It’s seriously right there. I’ve been using a TouchID MBA for a year and there’s never been a moment I thought it was inconvenient.
My iPad Pro won’t unlock at the distance I sit from my laptop. I wonder how much accuracy would decrease if you forced it to do that.
Also, the notch is a *lot* less in the way on a Mac than on a iPhone. It’s up in the menu bar in the center where there’s usually nothing anyway. The only app I‘ve used so far that tried to use that space was Xcode and it just moved a couple of menu items to the other side. It’s just not an issue for me. Unless you’re pathologically OCD, it won’t be an issue for you either.