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Best iPhone X Hands on yet
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That is the thing; mismatching info.
Between what the demos show, the Keynote said, the reviews are saying, etc..., the information imparted does not align.
Check out the image.
The phone is at the lower right. I either tap on the Home button with my Index (to unlock) or Middle finger to view the lock screen. I don't pick it up for this.
Touch and glance.
Now how would I need to mod this if I got an iX? That is the question.
So if you are the type of person that sits their phone down, glances at it often, and in a place where someone then might grab it, and run off......you might want to disable FaceID or get an iPhone 8
Don't get me wrong, the execution looked pretty smooth in the demos.
Personally I am looking at this from a "my use" perspective.
Or if you just want to know when you have unlocked your device, by intentionally unlocking it
Look at post 78. This is an example where I wonder if FaceID would work.
It took a while before I adapted my usage to TouchID and affiliated idiosyncrasies.
If FaceID is the "new" TouchID, what will I have to change? What won't work?
No, but I like knowing that it’s locked until I unlock it by performing an action that is intentional. As opposed to unlocking whenever I happen to look in its general direction.
That’s cool tho, if you’re happy with a device that you can easily unintentionally unlock, that’s up to you.
And you are basing this on exactly 0.0 minutes of actual usage.....right?
Based on the hands-on demos, Apple Keynote, and how Apple say it actually works.
And weren’t you the one saying to another poster that you don’t have to hold it up to your face to unlock?
Look, we disagree, that’s cool. You get your X and I’ll get my 8 Plus.
Good job ruining this post with 95% of the whole thing being about how the damn thing unlocks compared to touchID. smh... if you dont like it then you dont like it..
I’m only speculating, but I expect it to only be unlocked for a few seconds before locking again if you unintentionally unlock it with your face.
This is how it works now with TouchID. Try it, press the power button to wake the screen, or raise to wake, then rest your finger on the home button, remove finger then do nothing else. I count five seconds roughly before the screen goes black and it’s locked again.
By the way, you can only unintentionally unlock your phone with FaceID if you have also woken the screen before hand. It won’t just unlock every time you look at the phone while it’s laying on your desk.
Hope this helps.
I don't care if my phone unintentionally unlocks on the desk in front of me. It is still under my control. Also, how lazy have we become that picking up a phone to unlock it is a big issue?
This coming from an iphone and android user (apple for work, samsung for personal).
This coming from an iphone and android user (apple for work, samsung for personal).
I like Face ID. If my hands are wet, I can still unlock my phone.
It absolutely factually is far slower than ‘rest to unlock’. There is nothing you can say to change reality. The iPhone X is much slower to get into the home screen from a powered off screen, than is an iPhone with Touch ID. End of story.
Hopefully they implement an option for ‘look to open’
Yes I said that, because that’s what Apple detailed in the keynote.
Most hands on reports have been extremely positive towards FaceID
Well let's be honest, I don't think Apple is going to release a buggy POS security feature that they are calling the future with Face ID. It might need improvements as time proceeds forward, but this company values and releases technology they have complete faith in. That's What makes Apple so great in so many different respects, they have reliable software.