You probably didn’t understand my message. The emphasis was on the gender and the assumption that only HE could be the one working. I was just trolling but I have to be very careful in using a gender neutral language in my firm. I think it helps but sometimes some people can go overboard.
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Craig Federighi: Apple Focused on Single-User Face ID, Touch ID Was Never Intended for Multiple Users
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You probably didn’t understand my message. The emphasis was on the gender and the assumption that only HE could be the one working. I was just trolling but I have to be very careful in using a gender neutral language in my firm. I think it helps but sometimes some people can go overboard.
But the point is that it doesn't matter really what implied limitation Apple would wish to place on Touch ID - if I want to let someone else authenticate my iPhone then I can. Not much Craig Federghi can do to stop me.
Equally, I can just give my passcode to anyone I'd like to have access to my phone. Currently stands at 4 people!
In that case the reality is that the Bank's 'declaration' is just security theatre. TouchID is an alternative to entering a password... which could be shared. Plus, many apps and all website on the iDevices can now share saved password. What is the difference between authentication via TouchID and passwords? Convenience.
Of course not. Everybody in the family is supposed to buy his/her own iPhone and iPad. Need to keep shareholders happy. It is about time iOS supports multiple user profiles.
Same here. Very much a desired feature, particularly to allow kids to use the units without having to share PIN numbers.
Up until they implemented TouchID on the 2016 MBP, TouchID was only intended for multiple fingers of one person. Happy now? It impossible to proof that before the 2016 MBP, Apple designed TouchID with the goal of allowing multiple people to authenticate with the device. But given that iOS didn't have any multi-user features when TouchID was introduced (and still has only very limited ones, and only for remotely managed iOS devices), the notion that TouchID was designed with one user in mind sounds pretty plausible.
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Except for those not having gotten around to it yet (or those who registered fingers from multiple people), why would anybody not register both of their thumbs and index fingers? In one-handed use, the thumb is the only practical finger, and when sitting on a surface, the index finger is the most practical fingers.
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Too bad that has never been proven true.
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Who has two thumbs and registers five of their own fingers?
I did the same and I did my right thumb twice as it was the finger I usually used to unlock my phone. Additional reads of the same finger helps ensure the read is less finicky. Ideally I would have done one of my thumb in summer and one in winter when it's much drier.
Now I have Face ID and am quite pleased. I've had a couple of mis-reads, but not to the point of having to enter my password. I have noticed that Face ID seems a bit more finicky when logging into apps (like banking) then it does to just unlock the phone. I wonder if that's real or just my perception?
If that was a real question - I guess you mean me? I have had four different fingers registered since I first started using a 5s. Fifth position is for my nose. (Yes, my nose), when I have my furry gloves on.
I wonder if any nose could open your phone? I may have to test this.
Pointing fingers were easier to use when my phone was in my car mount and/or if my thumb occasionally failed.
Lol it’s super rare.
That won’t convince you though, cuz you just know it happens all the time
If you are able to remember the other person's passcode, you still have access to the device in an emergency (and if such access is used only rarely, the imposition of having to type the passcode isn't that bad, being able to remember an infrequently used passcode is the bigger problem).
It would be nice if it did have it, but pc personal computer, not everyone shares their devices. “I”pad.
I’m just saying that’s the intention of the device, but it would be nice if it had multiple users
It does but only for schools - in my kids school, they get swap at the end of each session - teachers clear up and its ready for the next student
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I don't know why so many people are making a huge deal out of this request. It helps support the workflow for other people like the OP and it wouldn't force you to use this same workflow. Seems like a no brainer to add it. I don't see the downside.
I mentioned this on other sites: the benefit of multiple finger registrations is it can be other people, however, since the device doesn't support multiple accounts, it's just a works-but-not-the-design-intent "side effect". I also had a discussion about the possibility of performance related issues (see the footnote for multiple finger registrations in Settings ...) for multiple face registrations (and what's the magic number, 2, 3, 4?)
It's not just rare, there's no proof it has ever happened without using a PIN to relearn the face.
Am gonna test this.If that was a real question - I guess you mean me? I have had four different fingers registered since I first started using a 5s. Fifth position is for my nose. (Yes, my nose), when I have my furry gloves on.
Same here, I ALWAYS enabled 4 fingers so that I can unlock it from any position and with any of the main fingers used in the ergonomics of the device...
My understanding is that they all have access to a same set of apps that were bulk-purchased by the schools, and don't the students all have their accounts centrally managed by a macOS Server Mac? Regular users probably won't want to deal with all that!
Because macOS supports multiple users and iOS doesn’t.