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iOS 16 Adds Support for Landscape Face ID
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Finally. Seems landscape Home screen would now start to make more sense.
Thank you for confirming. The other features in the release notes all came with a footnote to specify which devices it works on. Landscape Face ID suspiciously did not. I was gonna be so mad if it only worked on the one to be released this fall.
Is there a technical reason this wasn't already possible?
Windows Hello works in any orientation, I just assumed all facial recognition were scale and orientation invariant by default.
Windows Hello works in any orientation, I just assumed all facial recognition were scale and orientation invariant by default.
Very, very happy about this but why does it takes Apple so long to implement these features?
I hope my 12 gets this function.
On supported iPhone models running iOS 16, Face ID is able to work in landscape mode, making it easier to unlock the iPhone when it's not held in the standard Portrait orientation.
This feature does not appear to be implemented in the current beta, and there isn't a lot about it on Apple's website at the current time, but it sounds like it will offer a much improved unlocking experience.
Apple does not specify which iPhones are considered "supported iPhone models," so it may be a feature that works on all iPhones that have a TrueDepth camera, or it may be limited to newer devices.
Article Link: iOS 16 Adds Support for Landscape Face ID
Pretty sure about it. At least the Face ID devices that support the unlock with a face mask should support this feature.
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I don't think so. Craig didn't mention bunch of cool features, man. We literally have to hunt them down.
Mark messages as unread overshadowed it all
If this was just a software implementation, what were these morons doing all along?
It's the same game every year. They hit what they see as the marquee updates, knowing we'll uncover all the other, oft times more interesting, nuggets.
eh...seeing how they messed up my carefully arranged home screen on the 4th gen iPad Air after installing iOS 15, I would say be careful what we wish for.
I don’t use my phone in ‘landscape mode’ all that much, but there are times where if I’m watching some type of media in landscape mode, and I need to unlock the display, that’s when this would be most useful for me. Otherwise, I primarily would still use portrait, but it’s nice to have the alternative.
Pretty much and I am shocked to know that camera can see my face at that angle this whole time but chose to ignore my face.
There were some nice software updates across the board and this is one of them. Small but definitely welcome!
iPhone sitting flush on table, they are not talking about a phone in landscape view horizontal like iPad.
Not the kind of thing they would mention. When they add things like this that are embarrassingly late, they add them quietly.
iPhone 8 had a Home button right? Wouldn't the X be the earliest model that can support this?
I believe they have mentioned improvements to Face ID in the past.