On the rate occasions I use my phone for navigation rather than the car's built in satnav, I set it up before I switch on the engine.
Or give it to a passenger familiar with the Google Maps
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Doubts and Speculation Surround Apple's Onstage Face ID 'Fail' During iPhone X Keynote [Updated]
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On the rate occasions I use my phone for navigation rather than the car's built in satnav, I set it up before I switch on the engine.
Or give it to a passenger familiar with the Google Maps
Whatever iPhone on stage should have been immaculate. Apple probably checks everything five times over before a presentation like this. It was really strange, but makes me wonder if whoever was setting up the tables accidentally turned on the display and it tried to scan their face multiple times. But wouldn't they have anticipated that?
Furthermore, whatever demo units were out for the hands-area should also be perfect and tested many times. Makes me worried about perhaps some faulty hardware in one of those new sensors like the dot projector, etc, and maybe yields are why the iPhone X isn't coming out until November 3rd.
Furthermore, whatever demo units were out for the hands-area should also be perfect and tested many times. Makes me worried about perhaps some faulty hardware in one of those new sensors like the dot projector, etc, and maybe yields are why the iPhone X isn't coming out until November 3rd.
This is something that they'll have to come up with a solution to.
with TouchID or passcode, you have to be physically "attached" to the device to unlock. With faceID, you don't have to be. someone can point it at your face to unlock your device.
In this instance, you would be picking it up to use it, right? Wouldn't that then authenticate? If you are just checking notifications, you can just tap, no need to unlock at that point. While we don't know how it will work in all scenarios, I don't think it will be an issue. In normal use, someone would pick up their phone and start using it.
Touch ID will probably be phased out by all new iPhones in 2018 or 2019. I think it's just easier to save resources to get newer and more important features in a phone than an under the screen sensor. It's a hugely convenient concept, but I also think it is not make or break.
That's a terrible thing to sayThe one who forgot to add the Passcode is probably the same one who leaked everything and this was his ultimate revenge on Apple before resigning (or killing himself)
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Face Recognition is a solution to a NON-EXISTENT problem....if your phone is stolen...facial Recognition is not going to bring it back to you.....but when it fails...you will be cursing Apple....no thanks...just one more hair brained idea to fail.
Craig's hair wasn't perfect that moment so it refused to unlock.
A single fail in a keynote in very controlled lighting that they probably rehearsed a dozen times is a special kind of single fail.
You are going to suggest that you think no one did a dry run of this keynote ahead of time? My guess is they spent the morning testing and walking through everything several times. I don't buy the inactive for xxx hours theory.
All very good points, which goes back to why they would try to fix something that wasn't broken. They should have also included TouchID somewhere on the device.
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This is actually a good reason not to use Touch ID, also.
They could touch your finger to the phone just as easily, could they not?
No I don't always pick it up. And my notifications are kept private such that the phone has to be unlocked to see them. Yes I know I received a message, but I don't want the contents visible by anyone but me. Often, in meetings, i don't want to be so obvious as to pick up my phone to use it, such as to cause a distraction. I'll sort of casually glance at it while keeping my focus on the speaker. i'll even reply without lifting it from the table. So no. Apple either has to ensure it works the same way or force its customers to change the way they currently sue the phone.
I think we grabbed or was given a phone that was never setup for FaceID, perhaps a phone he was going to use to demo how to configure it.
Not sure why the hyperventilation on the forum...
Not sure why the hyperventilation on the forum...
No, they cannot do that. With your face, they could just hold it up and say -- 'is this your phone? Oh gee, look at that it unlocked!'
using any phone in your car is already dangerous. put it down and drive
I have a multitude of TouchID failures on the first try. I use my hands a bit for work and sometimes my thumbprint is in "less than perfect" condition so it may take 2-3 tries for it to unlock.
I have had this issue since TouchID was introduced, across every iOS device with TouchID. Currently on the 7 Plus.
Do I jump to conclusions on TouchID not being 100% perfect? No
Am I going to jump to conclusions on FaceID not being 100% perfect? No
Am I expecting perfection from anything? No
Because having too high of expectation on anything will 100% lead to disappointment. Take it for what it is. Something new, something niche, something kind of cool. - That's it.
I have had this issue since TouchID was introduced, across every iOS device with TouchID. Currently on the 7 Plus.
Do I jump to conclusions on TouchID not being 100% perfect? No
Am I going to jump to conclusions on FaceID not being 100% perfect? No
Am I expecting perfection from anything? No
Because having too high of expectation on anything will 100% lead to disappointment. Take it for what it is. Something new, something niche, something kind of cool. - That's it.
Mmh, how do the authorities want to know which finger(s) is/are registered? In theory, you can use a finger not registered to touch id and force to disable it that way. This is impossible with FaceID
Coming soon to an Apple store near rich people:
"Apple Touch ID Dongle for iPhone X."
"Apple Touch ID Dongle for iPhone X."
In their video of the person in the pool though she specifically pulled herself up from the water and leaned over the phone. It's all tea leaves right now but I'm concerned.
This was actually my covert plan to discourage ya'll from buying an iPhone X on day 1 so there'd be enough for me to get one.
Yes, I have used Siri to read my messages, provide directions and search the web for answers to questions - while driving. It's not perfect, but it's better than taking your hands off the wheel to hold your iPhone, type and read whatever you're trying to do.
And as far as navigation in general goes, why would you need to be interacting with your iPhone while driving to use any navigation? Again, you get in the car, set your destination and go. If you need to change the destination while driving, it is easy to tell Siri to do that. Or to pull over or stop the car somewhere safely and type in details.
Distracted driving due to phone use is just as dangerous and deadly as drunk / drink driving. At some point in the future, it will be a moot point when our cars can do the driving for us, but until then, there is no reason to be using your iPhone (holding and interacting with it) while driving.
You have to wipe you face first, duhh.
You are more right than you think! The problem was the makeup that Craig used on stage to avoid a shiny face with so many lights (like TV hosts wear on camera). After wiping the face with both hands the FaceID worked flawlessly.
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Still wondering about situations like wearing sunglasses... I think it will be cumbersome to remove your sunglasses to unlock your phone. May not seem like a big deal, but spend all day outdoors and have to remember to do that.
Second, I unlock my phone with Touch ID well before I even look at it currently. Now I will need to tap, look and swipe to unlock. Seems like a major step back in simplicity (which is a cornerstone for Apple)
That goes for Apple Pay too... currently you take the phone out of pocket, finger on home button and autenticate purchase. Now I will need to double click sleep button, scan face, then point to POS terminal?
Major step backwards in my opinion. I think when everyone has the phone in real world situations, they'll feel the awkwardness.
For this reason, I think I'll go to the iPhone 8 and wait for the iPhone X to evolve a couple of generations.
Second, I unlock my phone with Touch ID well before I even look at it currently. Now I will need to tap, look and swipe to unlock. Seems like a major step back in simplicity (which is a cornerstone for Apple)
That goes for Apple Pay too... currently you take the phone out of pocket, finger on home button and autenticate purchase. Now I will need to double click sleep button, scan face, then point to POS terminal?
Major step backwards in my opinion. I think when everyone has the phone in real world situations, they'll feel the awkwardness.
For this reason, I think I'll go to the iPhone 8 and wait for the iPhone X to evolve a couple of generations.