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iPhone 11 iPhone 11 has improved Face ID?
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Yes.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/09/apple-introduces-dual-camera-iphone-11/
"Face ID, the most secure facial authentication in a smartphone, gets up to 30 percent faster and easier to use with improved performance at varying distances and support for more angles."
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/09/apple-introduces-dual-camera-iphone-11/
"Face ID, the most secure facial authentication in a smartphone, gets up to 30 percent faster and easier to use with improved performance at varying distances and support for more angles."
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I honestly want to say this is a result of iOS 13 and not new hardware. Apple is being willfully ignorant by omitting this and letting customers think it is hardware driven.
I’m eager to know what “more” angles means - is it just a wider angle for Portrait mode, or is Landscape unlock support too??
Well according to photo leaks the new iPhone seems to have new hardware, namely a wider angle dot projector. Whether this is reliable though, I cant tell you
11 has wide-angle camera at the front. I recon this plays role in this aswell.
(To my understanding Face id works in sync with the front-facing camera and dot protector)
If this was the case so many people running the beta version of iOS 13 would have said something.
A screenshot on Reddit of the Apple Support was showing that it's indeed a hardware feature - the new iPhones have faster Face ID compared to Xs on iOS 13.
Just think about what apple has stated. 30% faster, more angles and distances. Does this sound software driven or hardware?
The iPhone X, Xr, and Xs all have 7 mp front cameras while the iPhone 11s all have 12 mp front cameras. It just makes sense this change along with iOS 13 results in better Face ID performance.
I think Face ID sucks on my iPhone X, way too often I have to enter the passcode so I look forward to this improvement.
I think Face ID sucks on my iPhone X, way too often I have to enter the passcode so I look forward to this improvement.
Faster could be the A13 and/or iOS 13 tweaks, but wider angles and longer distances doesn't sound like something you could implement with software/firmware. We'll see when the teardown is posted.
I'm disabled and in a wheelchair and I cant lift up my phone, I am still using an iPhone 8 because of TouchID but I am very eager to upgrade but I'm not sure if the 11 Pro would work for me laying flat on my wheelchair tray. I've tried with an Xs Max but it hardly worked for me...
Did you know the Apple Watch actually has a wheelchair capability as well? If you don’t own one, take a look at it, it might be useful for you in your situation.
Unfortunately, I doubt it. I personally haven’t noticed much of improvement in angles with the 11Pro vs. the XS. If there’s and improvement, it’s certainly minor. Flat on the tray will probably require the top of your phone to be elevated at a slight angle towards your head.