Finally we can hopefully stop with the silly requests for apple to downgrade to Touch ID. Boy was it tiresome!
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Apple Releases iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 With Face ID Mask Unlock, New Emoji, Universal Control, and More
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I prefer Touch ID/home button to Face ID/gestures, significantly, even leaving masks out of it. I really would like Apple to continue making iphones with that kind of interaction.
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Fantastic ! Apple’s innovation knows no limits
Fantastic ! Apple’s innovation knows no limits
Would be great to have both. Touch ID on the power button like on the iPad Air but also Face ID as it is now. Just have an option in settings for Touch ID, Face ID or both depending on user preference.
I don't think Touch ID on the power button is as good as Touch ID on a home button; nor do I think an under-screen fingerprint reader is a good enough replacement either, unless the sensor is literally the entire screen. But I haven't played around with the possible user experience, so perhaps it would work out OK. I feel that Touch ID on a home button gives the cleanest requirements: you can feel for the button blindly, it's in a natural position, and once you've found it you no longer have to move your thumb. Just press and rest without moving, and the home screen is there.
But the power button might present a different challenge: so many people use their phones in cases, and many of those cover the power button. That might be a show-stopper no matter how valuable the positioning is.
Most of the times when these things come up, it's a hardware limitation - some small technical difference that most wouldn't notice - rather than the "forced obsolescence" that many jump to claim. The hardware is a little different, and they feel the newer bit works better to program against, and they don't take the extra time to develop a roughly equivalent (but to them slightly inferior) version for the older hardware. I get tired of the brigade around here that screams "planned obsolescence" in cases where there has been very clear differences in the hardware.
Doesn't work with a Darth Vader helmet, either.
It is only compatible with glasses, there is a difference. Sunglasses cant really see your eyes.
I definately agree. I am vax and boosted. i still wear a mask due not not dealing with someone with covid.
It’s been working for me with sunglasses on since faceID came out. I don’t think it works with mirrored lenses.
How large is this update? Mine has been showing "Preparing the Update" for awhile now.
I guess if you like the feature then that's great but I question if it lowers the security threshold of the iPhone's FaceID so I won't be using it.
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I thought this had already been finished? They had to do so when making all of their apps native M1.
I was going to say, I've been using Face ID with RX sunglasses on since this feature came out, never had a problem - when wearing the AW (which was 75-80% working for me). I have very dark polarized lenses, not mirrored though.
Assume the Face ID laser thing is zapping though my glasses?? 🤔 I'll test the updated Face ID later with sunglasses and mask.
Well just updated all my stuff. Tried unlocking with a mask and boom! Worked perfectly. Now I can unlock on public transport, we still have to wear a mask on buses and trains, with no worries someone is noting my passcode.
Not here in Germany, where they recently upgraded to FFP2 masks again in shops and almost anywhere that is enclosed.
Mask wearing continues in Singapore as well. Going downstairs to buy breakfast in a while, so look forward to trying this out with my 13 pro max.
Being able to store a vaccine card/covid pass in the wallet app is kinda neat. I'm in the UK and opened the official National Health Service (NHS) app to view my covid passes as I'm traveling to Qatar on Friday. When I view the covid passes in there, I get the option to "Add to Apple Wallet" which I'd not seen before (I just updated to 15.4 so I guess thats why I'm seeing that option now).
It just means that, after adding them, I can double-click the side button while at the airport and quickly bring up my covid passes for any officials that want to see them. Tip: If you're doing this you need to add each pass separately - so in my case I have three: my two vaccinations, and the booster I had in December.
Oh - and I still wear my mask when in shops, etc. in and around London. I don't care if anyone laughs at me
It just means that, after adding them, I can double-click the side button while at the airport and quickly bring up my covid passes for any officials that want to see them. Tip: If you're doing this you need to add each pass separately - so in my case I have three: my two vaccinations, and the booster I had in December.
Oh - and I still wear my mask when in shops, etc. in and around London. I don't care if anyone laughs at me
It's IR, sunglasses are designed to block UV. It should work through glasses.
For me, this feature is useful whether there was a pandemic or not. In my country, I've been wearing masks outdoors or when I'm on a motorcycle, simply because of pollution. Having this feature would be useful regardless of the pandemic. Of course, I have a 7+ so it wasn't an issue, but sooner or later FaceID will be the standard for iphones.