I really worry that this might be happening. For me, FaceID is, by far, the best biometric ID. Very little cons, all pros basically. Works in the dark, works with gloves, you swipe the screen and the phone unlocks, passwords are entered automatically, you don't need to put your finger on the reader to do it... basically this is the "iris scanner" from sci-fi movies.
Lately there is a lot of chatter about Apple moving back to TouchID for future devices, because it takes less space inside the device. Furthermore adoption of FaceID has stopped completely in the last years. No new devices are getting FaceID (iPads, Macbooks, iMacs, displays). It's been years where only iPhones and iPad Pros have it.
On top of all this with iOS 26 FaceID has become much more "laggy". With face mask, glasses, unlock procedure takes much longer (even on 17 Pro) and often fails.
I really, really hope I'm wrong about this. I get a new iPhone every year, but moving back to TouchID would probably be the nail in the coffin where I would draw the line and not upgrade.
Lately there is a lot of chatter about Apple moving back to TouchID for future devices, because it takes less space inside the device. Furthermore adoption of FaceID has stopped completely in the last years. No new devices are getting FaceID (iPads, Macbooks, iMacs, displays). It's been years where only iPhones and iPad Pros have it.
On top of all this with iOS 26 FaceID has become much more "laggy". With face mask, glasses, unlock procedure takes much longer (even on 17 Pro) and often fails.
I really, really hope I'm wrong about this. I get a new iPhone every year, but moving back to TouchID would probably be the nail in the coffin where I would draw the line and not upgrade.
