You misread. I said it would be worse if a face that’s not mine opened the phone.
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Google Pixel 4's Face Unlock Feature Works With Eyes Closed, Sparking Security Concerns
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I feel like people really don't understand just how GOOD Face ID is... until you see the competitors...
I feel like that's the same for most Apple hardware innovations.
Obvious example: iPhone autobrightness if far better than the Pixel. The Pixel 3 transition wasn't smooth at all and it was supremely annoying.
Can you imagine the invective against Apple had this been an iPhone flaw?
My God you people should marry your IPhones the way you love to say, what I have is the best, It's better than yours, nah nah, nah nah, nah. A lot of you sound like children yelling "my toy is better". And this goes for both "sides" as if there should be sides with a piece of tech that 8 year olds have.
Just to add an edit anecdotal though it may be. I know many, many people with IPhones who have had or still have NO security set. Same for Android. I had to convince my friend to just register his fingerprint on his 7.
Just to add an edit anecdotal though it may be. I know many, many people with IPhones who have had or still have NO security set. Same for Android. I had to convince my friend to just register his fingerprint on his 7.
Not really damage has been done. And there are unpatched phones that can be compromised.
Uh no. You've obviously never used Apple Pay or Google Pay. Somebody pickpockets your phone in a store. They flash it by your face and it unlocks. They then go to a complicit worker and buy easily resellable goods like phones and TVs.
That transaction is equivalent to a PIN-authorized in-person transaction and is cryptographically bound as such via EMV CDCVM. In many countries, like the UK, the onus is then on the cardholder to prove that it wasn't authorized. Otherwise, the bank is legally bound to absorb the loss.
This is true regardless of when the transaction was reported with push notifications or not. Once a bank returns an authorization, the funds are irrevocably guaranteed for the merchant.
Don't change the subject. You claimed that Soli makes unlocking faster by waking the phone without a touch. My claim is that any iPhone from the 6S has functionally equivalent feature via the Wake on Raise feature. I am not making a claim about gimmicks like hands free scrolling.
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The issue is people won’t turn the passcode on so people are less secure.
Your S10 isn’t secure at all currently anyone can get in to it if they put a cheap screen protector on.
That kind of sandboxing is built into apps themselves these days.
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Do you realize how fast FaceID is currently? Nobody can "glance" and see that, it's nearly instantaneous.
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Virtually nobody here is bragging about having something better. This forum is constantly on the defense from Android users who come here to rag on iPhone - this results in a community that is quick to point out when obvious evidence comes along showing the inferiority of the competing products. Add to this that Apple themselves are scrutinized to no end over their security, formfactor, and bugs while the same is not applied to the competition...or worse, is only applied to one vendor at a time rather than all of them.
Incidentally, what was the point of your comment here? People should "marry their iPhones"? Sounding like children...
Wow Apple pay doesn't bother to check your ID at the actual transaction time and only needs your phone to be unlocked?
What a complete garbage feature, can't believe people claim Apple cares about security.
Google pay has always needed my fingerprint at the actual transaction time.
Isn’t lockdown mode the equivalent of pressing the power button 5 times in rapid succession? This disables the ability to unlock your phone via Touch ID or Face ID. It’s been there since iOS 11, presumably to prevent this sort of situation where law enforcement can force you to unlock your phone via biometrics.
No. That’s exactly what I meant. When someone else can unlock your phone with his face that will be because face recognition fails to recognizes it‘s your face, its most basic task.
edit: Ah....nevermind. You are correct.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208076
"If you use the Emergency SOS shortcut, you need to enter your passcode to re-enable Touch ID, even if you don't complete a call to emergency services. "
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Thought so. Which is why he never answered the question.
Nope. Use some common sense, there's a time window. Otherwise you could never use any device with facial recognition at kiosks, vending machines, transit systems, gas pumps, or ATMs where the reader is mounted vertically or in an otherwise non line-of-sight location.
Look at his device list... he doesn't own any Apple mobile devices, which shows.
He‘s right. Pressing Power button rapidly 5 times will initiate the so-called Cop button, forcing you to unlock your phone with passcode only.
Oops, you changed the post.
If I could hand you a beer I would share one and move on to the next thing.
Yeah, I suspect that was the intent but Apple didn’t want to openly market it as a means of circumventing law enforcement efforts.
Wow what nonsense. How many stories have there been on the news that someone's phone was stolen unlocked and then the thief went on an Apple Pay buying spree. Even if the phone is unlocked, re-authentication is required prior to using Apple Pay.