With the phone I prefer Touch ID. I could just have my finger resting on the button and put the phone over the terminal and it would trigger automatically. With Face ID it’s more work involved. Apple Watch rules though![]()
Worked a lot better than I thought it would! Tried it last night at McDonald’s and it got my face on the first try. I was worried about having to double click, but it’s more reliable than TouchID on my 6 Plus. The cashier was pretty excited to see it in action.
Yup! If anything it was faster for me than using TouchID-based Apple Pay.So was it pretty much pushing the side button and that's it?
fwiw.. i've seen a few comments and a video where people assume your phone has to be near the reader during authentication.. which, imo, is awkward.
• double-click the side button
• let it read your face
• move phone to reader.
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you can test this right now.. without being near a reader.. do steps 1 & 2..
if you were trying to pay, you then move the phone over to the reader for step 3
The second step is what I am curious about. I am assuming that as you double tap the side button it has already read your face. So really it's just double tap near the reader and thats it.
The faceID is definitely easier. You also don't have to time your thumb to be perfectly aligned on your device for it to work. You just double tap the side button look at the phone and point it at the terminal. It happens all in one movement.Anyone pay with their X yet? How was the process compared to Touch ID? Thanks!
Anyone pay with their X yet? How was the process compared to Touch ID? Thanks!
heh.. i've tried outlining in this thread-- twice now.. that your phone doesn't have to see you while the transaction is occurring..Don't have the iPhone X yet, but I can see a potential issue. At our apartment basement we have a electric vehicle charing station (which we use). To prevent cars for hitting the charing station, there is a vertical beam to protect the charing station. The beam's height is as hight as the NFC sensing area for the station and there is a good five inch spacing between the NFC sensing area to the beam.
So first of all even without the beam I'd have to put the phone at the NFC sensor area of the station, once the phone senses the NFC I then have to kneel down and use Face ID to pay authorize (the sensor area on these charing station is typically chest height). Now WITH the beam there is no way for the iPhone X to see me without seeing the protected beam, due to the small clearance.
This has not been an issue with touch id. Certainly not saying is a deal breaker but it's something to think about.
heh.. i've tried outlining in this thread-- twice now.. that your phone doesn't have to see you while the transaction is occurring..
oh well.. people will figure it out eventually.. it's super easy anyway.. i guess you just have to use it instead of theorize over it.
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heh.. i've tried outlining in this thread-- twice now.. that your phone doesn't have to see you while the transaction is occurring..
oh well.. people will figure it out eventually.. it's super easy anyway.. i guess you just have to use it instead of theorize over it.
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When you double tap the button, the default card still shows up. Swipe down to bring up other cards.So I do have a follow up question. With the touch id, the phone can be a sleep and I put it against the sensor and it would wake up and "auto select" the right payment method for me (in this case is my charing card). Then I just use touch id. But with the face id, won't I have to select which payment I want to use every time instead of just let the phone auto select for me?
hmm..So I do have a follow up question. With the touch id, the phone can be a sleep and I put it against the sensor and it would " auto select" the right payment method for me (in this case is my charing card). Then I just use touch id. But with the face id, won't I have to select which payment I want to use every time instead of just let the phone auto select for me?
When you double tap the button, the default card still shows up. Swipe down to bring up other cards.
So the charging station actually has Apple Pay cards that aren't credit cards? That is kind of cool, and I would like to see a screenshot. I don't drive an electric car, but I have always wondered how these worked. I have always thought you could use a regular credit card with them.These are not default cards. They are application specific automatically selected by the phone upon putting it close to the charing station sensor.
Touch to sensor (default card pops), tilt up to see your face, tilt back to sensorSo I do have a follow up question. With the touch id, the phone can be a sleep and I put it against the sensor and it would wake up and "auto select" the right payment method for me (in this case is my charing card). Then I just use touch id. But with the face id, won't I have to select which payment I want to use every time instead of just let the phone auto select for me?