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Apple Says Face ID Didn't Fail Onstage During iPhone X Keynote
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please don't cloud the thread with facts lol
i would like for the unlock to take you directly to the home screen though
Really? How many times do you expect to pass around your phone? Two? And how difficult will it be to enter a passcode a handful of times in exchange for showing off?
Did they explain how this works with ApplePay? Do I have to point it at my face first, and then place it on the reader or do I just need to unlock it with my face and then I can use the reader without pressing a button? I hope they don't expect us to place it by the reader and then bend over to get within range of the facial ID.
I like ApplePay because it's faster than reading a chip, but this seems like it will take more time than TouchID.
I like ApplePay because it's faster than reading a chip, but this seems like it will take more time than TouchID.
It kills me how people on tech forums have such a poor understanding of things like this. Even worse, you have a poor understanding but assume Apple would make a huge mistake...arrogant and ignorant in one package.
Actually. No. That is not required. Face ID is enabled by the TrueDepth camera. You don't need to pick it up.
In my case the only person that would lift my phone would be my Wife. I dont see an issue with this as she can just put the pin code in.
2 years later and removing the headphone jack was not a good move only another income stream for AirPods.
2 years from now touchID will still be better suited for humans than faceID but Apple will stay true to that overpriced iPhone XI, XII, XII - sorry I mean iPhone eleven, twelve, thirteen. It's a cool technology, but it has such obvious shortfalls.
2 years from now touchID will still be better suited for humans than faceID but Apple will stay true to that overpriced iPhone XI, XII, XII - sorry I mean iPhone eleven, twelve, thirteen. It's a cool technology, but it has such obvious shortfalls.
"It worked as it was designed to."
So, it's apparently designed to get so confused by others that it locks, rendering itself useless.
Therefore, it's designed to be useless.
So, it's apparently designed to get so confused by others that it locks, rendering itself useless.
Therefore, it's designed to be useless.
yes funny how people are finding excuses why Touchid is flawed...... History is sure repeating itself....so your on the FaceID bandwagon now and TouchID is flawed?
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Excuses don't matter. It failed - in a demo, be it human, hardware or software. All they had to do, was get the person presenting to be the last one to touch the device....
I thought it was not continually scanning for faces (battery), that only lifting it up or touching the screen will make it actively look for a face ?
That is the most absurd edge case I've ever heard. You guys try so hard, bless your hearts.
Seriously? As a shareholder, I would say don't release it until you can avoid international ridicule.
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I agree...or at least provide a toggle to switch between “Unlock” or “Unlock to Home Screen”
Understandably, but the TrueDepth camera is a system, a combination of sensors and cameras that work together. After you've tapped the screen to wake up the iPhone X. And with enough light, then the proximity sensor will pick you up. In the dark, then the infrared camera is activated and will assist to detect your face. With the DotProjector. It's pretty darn smart system so to speak.
@joefrank64k,
Don't forget notifications and reminders. Fits right in there.
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So you are saying Apple didn’t think of that? I’m not saying that you are wrong, but surly they is a way using logic to arrive at a solution. Like: it detects 3 faces, tried the one looking at it in the middle first (mostly likely to be the person who owns the phone), it doesn’t recognize, it tries again. Then if that doesn’t work it picks the next closest who is actually looking at it, tries once, then tries the 3rd person?
I have a feeling on the lock screen that what you said might not work though, probably have to unlock and invoke Notification Center
Doesn't matter if you disagree with it because it hurts your blind loyalty. A use case is a use case. In a family people pick up other peoples phones all the time (my kids do it daily) so now every time they pick it up it'll try to unlock itself thinking it wants to just because it is being picked up? With touch id there was no attempted unlock unless you touch the home button, my kids know that. With touch ID it is a lot easier to not trigger the unlock sequence but with FaceID simply picking it up triggers the flow. With TouchID my kids know they can tap the home button to be able to put in the code, but with FaceID it'll just fail eventually REQUIRING the code to unlock. There is a big difference in usability here. Too many changes here for my taste. It will be very interesting next year when Iphone 11 (XI?) comes out if they move FaceID to all models or if they solve the touchid through the glass issue by then and bring touchid back. I would rather have waited for touchid through the glass to work and not have the cutout at the top because you don't need all the sensors then. Put the sensors you do need behind the glass as well and allow an image over top of it. Then I think it would be perfect. The Iphone X just seems like an experiment to me which is actually good because it makes my decision easier.
Maybe you should turn off raise to wake, and stick to tap or button? You're grasping at straws to try and shoot the technology down. Also, in the worst case, you enter a passcode? It's not like your phone would be wiped or require much attention to get into.