I do have lunch and have my phone on the table. I also have a hand with fingers to pick up the phone for less then a second to unlock it, and then place it back down.
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Apple Promotes Face ID as Even Easier and More Secure Than Touch ID in Humorous New iPhone Ad
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I do have lunch and have my phone on the table. I also have a hand with fingers to pick up the phone for less then a second to unlock it, and then place it back down.
Yeah. This is what I complain about Face ID. Just 50% of the chance to recognise my face while rolling on the bed is not a good experience for me to unlock my device.
Sadly, just like Apple, a lot of people still encase themselves with tinfoil hat and nutshell, refusing to accept the reality and wholeheartedly believe world is spinning around them.
While you're eating you have 3 hands to eat with two hands and mess with your phone when its flat on a table. Gotchaaa
I complain when I feel like I should and I do really like faceid but most the time its just frustrating to use in these situations. Its great if you're having one on one time with your phone but most my uses are using it while doing something else.
In the case of 50k to 1, it is not an issue. I dont have hundreds of strangers trying to unlock my phone, and people in my family that dont have my fingerprint certainly cant.
So not a matter of feelings, its a matter of a tangible difference it makes- which I assert security wise there is none
Speaking of "myopic," have you thought this "design problem" through? FaceID unlocks your phone as you bring it up or look at it. You don't slide it up your face to get it up to your eyes, and it's not dependent on your visual acuity--myopia, hyperopia (farsightedness), heck, you can be blind, and FaceID works. LOL. Thanks for the morning chuckle.
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Yeah, I don't want a notch and I don't want FaceID. I honestly think that the notch was a big design compromise, required at the last minute, because they couldn't get either under-screen TouchID to work or under-screen cameras to work yet. Honestly, I'd rather have a narrow bezel at the top instead of a notch and/or a narrow bezel at the bottom and a smaller version of TouchID if they can't get either of the under-screen technologies to work.
I'm sure I'm not the only one, and perhaps we're in the minority, but I would rather replace my 2 year old 8 Plus with a new or refurbished 8 Plus than buy anything with a notch or with only FaceID. It is not easier! It is not more secure! That's just marketing! Last year was the first year I haven't upgraded my iPhone with the next year's version since the 3G came out, specifically for these reasons.
I'm sure I'm not the only one, and perhaps we're in the minority, but I would rather replace my 2 year old 8 Plus with a new or refurbished 8 Plus than buy anything with a notch or with only FaceID. It is not easier! It is not more secure! That's just marketing! Last year was the first year I haven't upgraded my iPhone with the next year's version since the 3G came out, specifically for these reasons.
I love Touch ID! is fast and reliable. I always thought Face ID as the quick relieve from apple to the pressure of releasing a full display screen phone in their race with Samsung. I would've like it better if they'd actually got a working on (under) screen touch ID. And I don't care how many times they say it, Face ID can't be more secure than Touch ID.
That's the beauty of math, it doesn't change depending on your usage -- 1 in a million will always be less of a chance than 1 in 50K.
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You're right that TouchID is secure; that's why financial institutions supported it's usage for Apple Pay. The point about FaceID is that it's even more secure, which was important for many reasons because the Android attempts at using facial recognition failed in the security aspect, and Apple has been able to assure people and companies that you don't have to sacrifice security to have convenience. That's winning!
It works for me without issue, I much prefer Face ID over Touch ID. I'm working at home and it's unlocked sitting on my desk 5 out of 5 times. I went to the bedroom, laid on my side, and smooshed my face down in a pillow and it still unlocked without issue.
Do you realize that touchID also needs a hand to use? If you have a hand to unlock with a fingerprint, you have a hand to tilt up the phone. Once it's unlocked, I can place it down and eat while reading/watching/etc. If anything, faceID is better because it will prevent the phone from dimming/autolocking while it sees that your eyes are on the device.
I like both Face ID and Touch ID. Both are good solutions and work pretty well. I don't care about extra security, the current one is enough.
What I don't like is having notches. If somewhere along the road Android manufacturers are doing under the screen touch in notchless full screen phones and Apple is still locked in the current state of affairs I do hope Apple really thinks this through.
What I don't like is having notches. If somewhere along the road Android manufacturers are doing under the screen touch in notchless full screen phones and Apple is still locked in the current state of affairs I do hope Apple really thinks this through.
It's incredible (in the most literal sense of that word) how divisive the Touch ID versus Face ID issue is.
The forces of good and evil in a massive struggle with one another. It should be fodder for the next Star Wars trilogy.
I wish Samuel Beckett were around in 2019. "Now we're getting somewhere."
The forces of good and evil in a massive struggle with one another. It should be fodder for the next Star Wars trilogy.
I wish Samuel Beckett were around in 2019. "Now we're getting somewhere."
Your twin can unlock your FaceId phone but i dont think he/she can unlock with finger print. I believe finger print is unique, correct me if im wrong about that. And also how is it 1 in 50k if finger print is unique. If the posibilty for iphone is 1 in 50k for fingerprint then i guess they have an unreliable scanner or software.
Yeah, obviously 1 in a million is much smaller than 1 in 50K. But, Where are independent researches that backs this claim up? Or is this just Apple themselves bragging about this?
Good for you.
have you used both phones before? Because the way you talk it doesn't seem like you have.
ok ok this is going to be hard to grasp but a phone FLAT on a table surface while you're eating yes you do not need to PICK up the phone with Touch ID. You put your finger on the flat phone and magically unlocks you don't have to pick it up and angle it towards your face like you do with faceid. Its just flawed by design. If you can't see this then I can't help you.
In addition to lots and lots and lots of free advertising (because folks will describe what FaceID is when trashing it) Plus, the inevitable “FACE ID CHALLENGE” where people post videos on YouTube of unlocking their phones in all sorts of hilarity ensuing, non-finger-using scenarios!!
I don’t have any issues with sunglasses and I also wear sunglasses 12 months out of the year. I have turned off the Require Attention for Face ID feature so it’s doesn’t need me to stare at the phone. Face ID on iOS 13 is even more lenient and incredibly fast. If they removed the swipe up after it unlocks, it would be on par for speed with Touch ID 2.0.
Brilliant ad. The use case for Face ID is spot on. (Neither Touch ID or Face ID is 100% in every scenario, but for me Face ID wins more than it loses)