iPhone 11 How Good is Face Recognition?

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Hi All:

I am a iPhone 8 user. Touch ID works well for me as I wear glasses. I would consider an iPhone 11, but I have concerns with how well face recognition works in the following situations:

1. I am an avid golfer. When I play golf I wear a hat and sunglasses. Will face recognition work when going from no regular glasses to sunglasses and a golf cap?
2. I like to listen to podcasts--typically at night before falling asleep. I often wake up in the middle of night and put on a podcast before falling back asleep. Touch ID works great. How well would face recognition work in the dark and with a pillow covering half of my face?

Thank you in advance.

Don Barar

 

[movieator]

Hi All:

I am a iPhone 8 user. Touch ID works well for me as I wear glasses. I would consider an iPhone 11, but I have concerns with how well face recognition works in the following situations:

1. I am an avid golfer. When I play golf I wear a hat and sunglasses. Will face recognition work when going from no regular glasses to sunglasses and a golf cap?
2. I like to listen to podcasts--typically at night before falling asleep. I often wake up in the middle of night and put on a podcast before falling back asleep. Touch ID works great. How well would face recognition work in the dark and with a pillow covering half of my face?

Thank you in advance.

Don Barar

1. I've had no trouble with Face ID while wearing my polarized sunglasses, regular glasses, and I also wear hats quite often.

2. Face ID works well in the dark, I've had no issues, but if your face is covered by half a pillow, that may give it pause. I've had moments like there, where sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Just depends on how much of your face is covered, I suppose.

 

[duaneu]

It doesn’t work very well for me wearing dark sunglasses. I usually have to raise them up to get the phone to recognize me. No issue with regular glasses.

 

[delta0]

You can make alternative appearances in the Face ID settings if you are finding it has trouble unlocking because you are wearing sunglasses for example.