Being that is was implemented on a Chinese iPhone clone device, it is more than likely a rip off of Face ID.
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Google Developing More Secure Face ID-Style Facial Recognition System for Android Devices
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I do have to agree with this. People forget that Apple bought Face ID. Samsung and Google have the money to purchase a robust Facial recognition system if they want to. However the fact remains most of the android OEMs have chosen to pursue in screen FPS rather than advancing facial recognition technology.
Huwawei actually have a facial recognition set up on their mate 20 pro which is similar to face ID. Being a Chinese company will make it difficult for them to get the support of the banks in the US and Europe for authenticating payments.
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This is from Apple's promotional material for face ID.
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Face ID works in bed in the dark.
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Face ID works for me in bed at night time, but I agree it's far better to have several options than to rely on one.
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But you still have to swipe up for face ID to unlock so it doesn't work with gloves.
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Here's a realistic scenario. Someone grabs your iPhone, points it at your face, then runs off with your $1,500 phone unlocked. Thus less secure than having just a fingerprint reader.
What's best about this article is the photo showing FaceID scanning the face of a woman to unlock, from an angle where FaceID would NEVER work to unlock.
My 2nd biggest gripe about FaceID is how it won't unlock when sitting on a desk next to me. I really wish TouchID in the panel was a thing.
My 2nd biggest gripe about FaceID is how it won't unlock when sitting on a desk next to me. I really wish TouchID in the panel was a thing.
There are lots of touchscreen-compatible gloves on the market.
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My guess is Apple doesn’t want to add to the thickness or weight of the phones. They seem to be all-in on Face ID. I expect it will continue to evolve and improve with future generations.
Then the same argument can be used against yours, there are many touchscreen gloves available on the market to use a fingerprint.
If it truly is a realistic scenario, you should have no problem providing links to actual cases of this occurring. I'd like to see those please.
Except that they don’t work well with Touch ID (or any fingerprint scanner). They either are too easy to fool (meaning anyone with the same glove can unlock your phone) or Touch ID can’t identify a unique pattern.
Reminds me of the all the shouting about people getting their fingers chopped off by thieves when touch ID launched.
more secure how, its way harder to make a fake face than to lift a finger print as been proven many times before. The only way people have bypassed faceID so far is to never set it up properly on purpose with a twin brother cover half his face lol. Have you seen the reviews on the underscreen finger print scan? its got a 50% miss rate sometimes just does nothing
That's incorrect as Huawei Mate 20 Pro uses the same type of 3D-system as FaceID, with dot projector and so on.
I much prefer less sensors and cameras on the front of the phone with a in-screen fingerprint sensor. I don't even really want the Cutout on the new Samsung S10, give me just all screen thanks. Face-Id solves and issue that never existed.
Not to mention I read with the s10, no screen protector due to in-screen fingerprint reader.
Not buying it. Their noses are two different sizes and the mapping requires almost identical twins in order for the mapping recognition to work. These iPhones may be Chinese reproductions.
Maybe they actually tried to copy technology, but failed and still delivered untested important security feature:
https://www.androidpit.com/huawei-mate-20-pro-face-unlock-inaccurate
Competition is good, but it's not here yet.
So yeah, Apple is light years ahead of Android in this field.
That has been fixed already:
https://www.xda-developers.com/huaw...optimize-face-unlock-camera-december-patches/
It's all about software...
It says something about their attention to testing it. Imagine Internet reaction if similar vulnerability found in Apple Face ID.
And amount of attempted "tests" (hacks) on Huawei is magnitudes lower than on iPhone X. I remember reading about complex pricy 3d head sculpting for tricking Face ID, no one will do it for Huawei
But I'm all hands up for competition, the more advanced Android makers technology become - the more Apple will have to keep up.
It says something about their attention to testing it. Imagine Internet reaction if similar vulnerability found in Apple Face ID.
And amount of attempted "tests" (hacks) on Huawei is magnitudes lower than on iPhone X. I remember reading about complex pricy 3d head sculpting for tricking Face ID, no one will do it for Huawei
But I'm all hands up for competition, the more advanced Android makers technology become - the more Apple will have to keep up.
I would never use "Face ID" for payments or bank logins (Apple or Android), use it to unlock the phone and that's it, it's very convenient... As we see more and more brands developing the "Face ID" system, software will be more and more precise. But still, Fingerprint is the number 1 secure login for me, whether it's a home button or under the screen.
My opinion is that Google will develop Face ID for Android as well as Apple will go back to developing Touch ID again, since they had the best hardware/software combination.
Or unrelated people of Asian origin. Anyhow whilst I don’t believe it’s we infallible as people are claiming I do believe it’s more secure than the FPS. Yet having said that that the FPS is secure enough and that’s what matters.
Are you sure you're not putting the phone closer to your face in the dark?
You could barely get a decent screen protector on previous Samsung phones because of the curved display so you’re not really loosing anything with the in screen FPS.
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Yep they must have copied the technology that Apple BOUGHT. There is no way that another company could have bought a similar technology or innovated themselves. If they had copied Face ID they would be getting sued. Apple have sued Samsung for much less.
Hmm, I always preferred a case with a large ribbed edge to protect from side impacts. I never thought about it falling face flat. Though in the case with fingerprint readers, I'd still attach a protector since I prefer other methods of unlocking over fingerprints.
Maybe Face ID is more secure but it is not fool proof. It has been cracked by relatives and even unrelated people of Asian origin.It says something about their attention to testing it. Imagine Internet reaction if similar vulnerability found in Apple Face ID.
And amount of attempted "tests" (hacks) on Huawei is magnitudes lower than on iPhone X. I remember reading about complex pricy 3d head sculpting for tricking Face ID, no one will do it for Huawei
But I'm all hands up for competition, the more advanced Android makers technology become - the more Apple will have to keep up.
I recall someone stating on the forum their twins while identical had some very different features that could still unlock their iPhone or rather each other's phones. They were in the US.
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I've been reading more and more of similar reports. Thanks for the input. I thought I was the only person who'd read such things here and elsewhere.