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Code in iOS 12.1 Update Hints at Landscape Face ID Support for Upcoming iPad Pro Models
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The dot projector is clearly angled downwards on iPhone X. This makes unlocking easier when the phone is on a table.
Those same dots would only hit half of a face in landscape orientation.
I’m just excited to see the new iPad if the renders here are accurate. Man, that is a nice looking piece of hardware. Yes please.
The hardware isn't available yet so you're only making an assumption that they could have included it in the new iPhones.
It’s possible the new hardware to do both landscape and portrait requires additional space that’s just not available in the iPhone.
Would be great to use an external monitor more than for presentations only. Also an iPad Pro Mini would be great. Using big Monitor for home work, small device for traveling. iPhone Xs Max is far away to be a competitor. It doesn't have a 4:3 display layout + no iPad Apps.
No. It's a selling point for next years phone.
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No. It's a selling point for next years phone.
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Hopefully only a software update is needed.
Physics is a harsh mistress?
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Already does.
Unfortunately you can't have multiple accounts on the same iPad and have your face launch the appropriate account, at least not yet. Seems to me to be the biggest thing they need to add to iPad in the near future if they want iPads to be "computers." And with Screen Time, not knowing who is using the device renders it useless in a lot of families.
Regarding USB-C and external displays, I think it is far more likely that the new iPPros will support the full USB-C protocols over lightening rather than using an actual USB-C port. Current iPP has a USB-C controller but the only functionality is USB 3.0 speeds (with certain peripherals) and USB-PD for fast charging. So a MiFi-certified lightening-to-USB-C cable would work with any/most USB-C peripherals—at least on a hardware level. There's a lot of driver/device use cases that Apple would have to work out.
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Aside from ideology (touch-first devices shouldn't use pointers) couldn't rudimentary mouse/pointer support work just like it does in the iPad emulator mode of Xcode?
This!!
My iPad will always be a family device, and I’ll only upgrade my Air 2 when they add support for multiple accounts / users!
Hadn’t even thought of FaceID launching the correct account automatically, that would be amazing!!
It's nice to see Apple will be solving problems resulting from the "solution" they created to solve a problem nobody had in the first place (the entire misguided notion to create Face ID).
It doesn't work very well for multitouch, and would encourage apps that don't take full advantage of multitouch.
Unfortunately not all iPad apps surport landscape for some dumb reason.
The iPad will likely have two sets of FaceID parts. "Largest notch we have ever made." But the Smart keyboard will only work in portrait. Courage.
The keyboard will work in landscape. The mystery connector on the back is to charge/store the new Pencil.