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Bloomberg: Apple Planning iPhone With Both Face ID and Touch ID Under Display by 2021
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I know! But there are many who will blindly follow and preach that whatever Apple is doing at the time is the pinnacle of innovation.
In two years time Apple will sell it to everyone on stage, and those who complain about moving backwards will suddenly see the light.
This is not backwards. Touch ID is still faster.
You clearly haven't used all of them. Some are, yes. But others are solid. Will it improve? Absolutely, especially if Apple waits 2 more years to implement it...
I love the option of both. Touch ID is still super fast and better in some scenarios. Face ID will be even better/faster by then, and is great in other scenarios. Though, I'm not a fan of the "touch anywhere" idea. Would lead to false unlockings for sure.
Apple was slow with fingerprint home button as well. Apple release when the tech is ready, not just to be first. I’m guessing you never used the Motorola atrix fp scanner?
I am saying that I don't use touch ID with gloves. I use the password, which is faster than Face ID.
Oh? Can you explain how it is not more secure? How about the convenience of opening an app and having it sign you in automatically? Never had an issue with unlocking my phone using Face ID, in fact its a god send in the winter when I have gloves on.
LOL.
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You must be a very specific case because in no way shape or form is typing in my passcode faster than Face ID. I think the only time I have ever had to type in my passcode is when I first turn my phone on.
ok, but what is one supposed to do in the winter months?
and although the passcode is faster than face id, it requires you to put it in, while face id usually completes its process by the time i lift the phone up(which is where one would begin to enter the passcode).
Amazing how much credence people are giving to a sketchy rumor that was started by a publication with a long history of spreading false information to sell magazines.
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you may want to actually use it and do a little research before commenting.
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A nonsense figure that even if accurate means nothing. Lots of things add up to a giant dollar amount when viewed over someone’s lifetime.
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you may want to actually use it and do a little research before commenting.
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A nonsense figure that even if accurate means nothing. Lots of things add up to a giant dollar amount when viewed over someone’s lifetime.
I'm surprised that many people still don't understand the concept of scale.
Other phones can do it because they sell 3 million phones.
Apple has to obtain the parts and manufacture for 80 million+ phones. So yeah, other phones can do other things because their scale is much smaller.
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Yes, and not just when the tech is ready, but when they can obtain parts and manufacture the tech in sufficient quantities. They literally have to have 10x the amount of manufacturing capability as every other phone.
Please point to Mark Gurmans 'long history of spreading false information to sell magazines'
I would agree with you if the majority of the US population not in debt up to their eyelids. The total lifetime costs are important. In fact one of the most important financial decisions. This one overlooked aspect why the debt problem. The RV only costs $200 a month, small print, for 15 years. Smaller print, interest doubles the cost.
Having both is a nice side benefit, but I really like Face ID. The fact that they report it allows a touch anywhere on the screen makes it a bit more appealing. Do current on screen Touch ID implementations allow this?
Talk about a ridiculous number 10 million. The point, total lifetime costs are important when doing financial planning. Maybe the reason most in the US are in debt and cannot save enough for retirement.
Not true. Huawei Mate P20 Pro have 3D (not 2D that most of Android phones use) Facial Recognition. Their system detects 30k dots on face (creating by dot projector), just like iPhone. There were some security issues, but it was software problem solved by update. To be honest Face ID also had worse and better moments (e.g. glass with tape unlock). Huawei have fingerprint scanner as well.
Oh, pleeeease make it a 2020 feature! Not 2021
Well 2020's big thing will be 5G, so Apple will need something else big for 2021 - so there's that.
Besides, as Rene Richie points out, Apple really is on a 4-year hardware form-factor cycle:
4/4S/5/5S, 6/6s/7/8; and now the X (2017) / XS (2018) / 11 (2019) / 11S (2020).
So I'd not expect a new form-factor until 2021, which would build in new resources for a lesser-notch (or notch-less) + integrated TouchID.
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When the tech is ready apple will have my money, until then and the disappearance of the notch its a no no.Great news.
I can unlock my brothers Face ID, he can’t unlock my Touch ID. Nuf’ said.
I believe Apple highlighted this when they announced Face ID... Very very very small circumstance. But at least I can see where you are coming from.
Convenience though? You didn't address that.