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Face ID and lying in bed
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My X was pretty bad at Face ID , I also noticed the wifi would drop a lot (still stay active but no connection to the net) I restored it and set up as new this morning using an IPSW file and iTunes. Its a LOT better now with Face ID, worlds apart. So far, the wifi seems to be working properly too. Might be worth doing this if people have issues with Face ID 
What I’m about to tell you is a true story.
It is 7:37am, Saturday morning. I am in bed as I read this thread title and through this thread. I put my head back down on the pillow sideways, the phone was also sideways, and did Face ID 3 times. Worked all three times.
You all just need better face scans.
It is 7:37am, Saturday morning. I am in bed as I read this thread title and through this thread. I put my head back down on the pillow sideways, the phone was also sideways, and did Face ID 3 times. Worked all three times.
You all just need better face scans.
I’m serious considering getting a refund - one day in. Face ID is incredibly annoying. Seriously. So much so, it makes me angry!!
I just got into bed and started using my phone... my face hasn’t been deformed by hours of sleep; It still doesn’t work. So next thing it coulda been is the light, I tested it with the light on and laid down in my couch. Predictably, it didn’t work. So it has to do with the fact that when you’re standing, there’s nothing behind your head; I’m not sure why your background is involved in a FACE id. I guess we’ll have to deal with it until apple makes improvements.
It’s definitely nothing to do with what’s behind you. Mine works fine standing up or lying in bed!
Really? Do you have a xs? I thought what I did was pretty thorough, might be different for different phones though?
You're probably just holding it too close to your face. Try moving it away a bit.
Mine works even when I'm laying down with half of my face smashed into the pillow.
Just get an iPhone 8 and you won't have this PROBLEM anymore. Plus you'll gain functionality with a home button. Problem solved.
Haha I started this thread when I first got the X last year and was still learning its quirks.
Just make sure you move the phone further away from you when you’re in bed.
You normally unlock the phone during the day in an upright position and the phone is much further than you would hold it when you’re lying in bed.
Plus I wear glasses and tend to stuff things very close to my face when I first wake up. Moving it to arms length and it’ll unlock no matter how scrunched up your face is in the morning.
Just make sure you move the phone further away from you when you’re in bed.
You normally unlock the phone during the day in an upright position and the phone is much further than you would hold it when you’re lying in bed.
Plus I wear glasses and tend to stuff things very close to my face when I first wake up. Moving it to arms length and it’ll unlock no matter how scrunched up your face is in the morning.
Ok? I'm sorry you had to endure the 10 for a year. Please tell me you didn't give in to Apple and lived with the 10? The 6/7/8 series are more usable. You don't have to look at anything, just rest your finger on the phone and boom.
I have an Xʀ but face ID is the same across all three new X series phones.
One thing I did was set up my face and then also added an “alternate appearance” but this time from a much lower angle. It’s really seemed to help make it more flexible.