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Hands-On With the In-Screen Fingerprint Technology in the New OnePlus 6T

Lankyman said:
Well I don't know what phone the reviewer was talking about because I have the new OP6T and the fingerprint sensor is the best I've ever used on a phone or tablet. It's never slow and so far it's been 100% accurate.

I have a number of cut marks on my fingers through a lifetime of work and for example the sensor on my Galaxy S7 was next to useless to the point I reverted to using a PIN. I'm having much the same issue with my new iPad and that too is always requiring me to use the PIN.

The OP6T however is almost an instant unlock and is proving very reliable.
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Congratulations on your rare phone, as forums are full of complaints about the fingerprint sensor.
 
Meh. I’m over it, much more than I thought I’d be.

That said, I patiently await the day when tID is built into the band edge around the phone. Just holding it reads your prints + your face, for super-secure authentication.
 
H.E. Pennypacker said:
My Touch ID on my iPad NEVER works. It’s actually super annoying. Face ID has been a gem. To each their own.
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Probably has something to do with your fingertips. My wife has really dry skin and she has always had a really hard time getting touch-id to work consistently. Great screen name by the way. Unless Pennypacker is your real name. :)
 
pappy53 said:
Congratulations on your rare phone, as forums are full of complaints about the fingerprint sensor.
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Any problems appear to have been mitigated by a quickly rolled out update. How do you explain my 2018 iPad and my S7 only work first time around 40% of the time but the OP6T to date has a 100% accuracy rate.

Even reviews that say it isn’t quite as quick as conventional scanners admit we are talking about fractions of a second.

If only Apple could have perfected the tech. ;)
 
Anandc said:
Face Recognition doesn't work on any Android devices for Bank logins or any other logins like how it works on iPhone through Face ID. It's not secured.

That's why I was wondering even In-Screen Fingerprint on OnePlus 6T works for logins? or it's just for unlocking phone and apps which is total useless for me.
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Iris scanning on Samsung’s phones works for logins.
 
Based on the comments over the past year, I thought I was going to love FaceID. Now that I’ve been using it for about a month, it’s just OK. I wouldn’t really call it an improvement over TouchID. It’s slow and only accurate about 90% of the times. I find myself typing in my passcode more than ever now.

It doesn’t work first thing in the morning, it doesn’t work laying on your side in bed, it doesn’t work laying flat on a table, it doesn’t work unless your face is within a foot of the phone (this is important when using ApplePay), and it’s hit or miss while wearing a stocking hat or jacket hood. At this point, I could take it or leave it. TouchID was solid. FaceID is still half-baked and I wonder how it was released.
 
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Anandc said:
Face Recognition doesn't work on any Android devices for Bank logins or any other logins like how it works on iPhone through Face ID. It's not secured.

That's why I was wondering even In-Screen Fingerprint on OnePlus 6T works for logins? or it's just for unlocking phone and apps which is total useless for me.
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I can confirm that the OP6T fingerprint scanner works sublimely for Android Pay and other banking apps.
 
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MacRumors said:
Apple is all in on Face ID, which is now in both modern iPhones and iPads,
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But they aren’t. If they were, then the new MacBook Air would have had Face ID instead of focusing on touchID and highlighting its inclusion.
 
kas23 said:
Based on the comments over the past year, I thought I was going to love FaceID. Now that I’ve been using it for about a month, it’s just OK. I wouldn’t really call it an improvement over TouchID. It’s slow and only accurate about 90% of the times. I find myself typing in my passcode more than ever now.

It doesn’t work first thing in the morning, it doesn’t work laying on your side in bed, it doesn’t work laying flat on a table, it doesn’t work unless your face is within a foot of the phone (this is important when using ApplePay), and it’s hit or miss while wearing a stocking hat or jacket hood. At this point, I could take it or leave it. TouchID was solid. FaceID is still half-baked and I wonder how it was released.
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my mate 20 pro works super fast. faster than any fingerprint reader. plus it has an under the glass reader also for poeple who still prefer using a fingerprint reader. i think the face unlock works too fast the minute you touch the phone to wake it up it is unlocked by the time you raise it to your to head so you can use it. it works in the dark, it works lying down, it works while you have it on the table and don't need to raise up to your head to unlock. what can i say the damm thing just works and works flawless.
 
phoneme said:
my mate 20 pro works super fast. faster than any fingerprint reader. plus it has an under the glass reader also for poeple who still prefer using a fingerprint reader. i think the face unlock works too fast the minute you touch the phone to wake it up it is unlocked by the time you raise it to your to head so you can use it. it works in the dark, it works lying down, it works while you have it on the table and don't need to raise up to your head to unlock. what can i say the damm thing just works and works flawless.
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Can you use it (face unlock) to authenticate financial transactions?
 
I miss TouchID. In my day to day uses, I have lost track of how many times FaceID has failed for me where TouchID never did. With TouchID I never had to second guess as to how to hold my phone, or position my phone, or the lighting or lack there of. I accept that TouchID is gone, and can only look to the future where FaceID is as reliable as TouchID was for me.
 
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Shanghaichica said:
Not sure Apple will go back to an FPS, even under the screen as they were quite clear at the X keynote that face ID was the future and superior.
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They also said FireWire, 30-pin, lightning, etc, etc was the future. Apple is not so naive/egotistical as to cut themselves off at the knees.
 
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DNichter said:
I’m not sure if there is a major difference. I would think that the T series chips likely could allow the same functionality, but I think Apple will wait until they bring their own chips to their laptops and desktops to bring this sort of functionality. Using the A series chips will allow Apple to build the machines they really want to build. Look at the new iPad Pro, how thin it is. Now imagine two of them attached by an innovative hinge to create and clamshell type laptop with a virtual keyboard area that adapts depending which app you are using. Kind of like a big touchbar/keyboard/trackpad in one. This is where they want to go. Right now they can’t with Intel. Could they add the functionality? Probably, but it makes more sense to bring it all together when they use their own chips. They’ll kind of use it as just another reason why they had to make the switch, the introduce such features.
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Something like this?

 
DNichter said:
Seems quick in the video, but they mention it takes a while sometimes. I guess if you have to look at it to find where to place your finger, it doesn’t add much value as Face ID would be unlocked by then. Apple should give the option to unlock to home screen just by looking at it and it would be better by far.
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The current in-display scanners are nothing more than just cool in a tech sense. But, yes, Apple absolutely should have an option to unlock straight to the Home screen while using Face ID. Why we still don't have that option is ridiculous.
 
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I miss Touch ID everytime I'm using Apple Pay in a store. It was a hell of lot easier. Face ID is just awkward and takes extra steps.

I miss Touch ID when waking up and if at all a bit puffy eyed Face ID will refuse to work. Face ID is definitely much more temperamental when lying down and certainly less reliable than Touch ID.

I miss Touch ID everytime I have my glasses off. I did Face ID with my glass on and added a second Face ID scan without my glasses. Still it is noticeably less successful at opening when my glasses are off.

I miss Touch ID everytime I have to struggle to get an angle that it will actually work!

Touch ID on 6S+ was faster and more reliable than Face ID on an XS in general. Bring back Touch ID ! (an why not just but a Touch ID button on the back of the phone, that is a good idea to steal.)
 
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brianpozar said:
I miss Touch ID. To be honest, on those occasions when I do have to use my phone quickly while driving, Face ID has made me less safe. Typing in a six-digit passcode is very distracting when I'm wearing sunglasses that FaceID doesn't like.
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Driving with FaceID sucks. I think if there was a setting that allowed the iPhone to be unlocked once it was connected to bluetooth, that would make things a lot easier.
 
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duhvid said:
It really stinks when you have to use both eyes when you're dead tired in bed to Unlock.

I have one eye resting in my pillow , and using another eye to use my iPhone.

I feel touch ID will make a comeback
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You can set the option to not have to be looking at the device for it to unlock
 
Morgenland said:
What do you mean, "c'mon"?! Here at MacRumors, we're all grown-ups and can tolerate content well.
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Just saw you changed your post to actual content.
I was referring to the heavily criticized swedish ambitions to promote cashless payment.
I do see a potential lack of security when it comes to the abuse of user data inside that system though I also realized that the attitude about privacy extremely differs within Europe.
Anyways this feels like heading off topic, so apologies if you felt offended by my comment. I was only reacting on you mentioning Sweden, sorry.
 
I personally do not like Face ID for a couple of reasons. At night, in bed, if I have to use the phone I need to take my CPAP off or wait for Face ID to fail to login. Also, I feel like I have to line up my face/head just so perfect to get it to login, not just in bed too. Do others have that problem? My fail rate is probably 40%. I wish we had both technologies actually.
 
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