Seems like a waste. Why would you want the extra step rather than just using your finger? And if you really are James Bond, carrying government secrets, why not just add an obscure security code. There aren't enough people with these concerns to warrant using the already limited space inside the phone to include this.
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iPhone 8 Said to Feature Iris Scanner to Authenticate With Your Eyes
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I wonder if after the initial teething problems we'll be told 'you're looking at it wrong'. 
Not a problem, just buy the new Apple Glasses and everything will work like magic! (prescription lenses sold separately)
I am certainly puzzled as to what benefits iris recognition security brings to the evolving story of the phone..
Fingerprint recognition has been a terrific development - secure but very fast, and naturally fits how you hold a phone and start using it; and for payments, password apps, banks apps, etc.
Any kind of face-located recognition will require a deliberate move to angle the phone correctly, and possibly bring it closer to the face. Surely that's a less-natural gesture as you pick up/retrieve/start to use your phone.
Iris-recognition technology is certainly very clever, and has come on leaps and bounds even in the last few years. Using 'IRIS' for speeding through immigration at Heathrow after a long-haul flight always worked terrifically, with or without contact lenses. Had to remove glasses though. Shame it had to go really.
And yes, there are assorted eye conditions that affect iris imaging, and iris permanency, from dry eye keratitis, dystrophies, glaucoma, and specific iris conditions such as uveitis, pigment dispersion, psuedoexfoliation, naevi.. the list goes on. But if a changed iris means you get into your phone by typing in your passcode again, much like if the TouchID fingerprint can't read your fingers, then I start to ask what is the point anyway?
Yes, I'm sceptical that this is a beneficial and non-troublesome feature. Happy to be proved wrong of course.. I do love new technology!
Fingerprint recognition has been a terrific development - secure but very fast, and naturally fits how you hold a phone and start using it; and for payments, password apps, banks apps, etc.
Any kind of face-located recognition will require a deliberate move to angle the phone correctly, and possibly bring it closer to the face. Surely that's a less-natural gesture as you pick up/retrieve/start to use your phone.
Iris-recognition technology is certainly very clever, and has come on leaps and bounds even in the last few years. Using 'IRIS' for speeding through immigration at Heathrow after a long-haul flight always worked terrifically, with or without contact lenses. Had to remove glasses though. Shame it had to go really.
And yes, there are assorted eye conditions that affect iris imaging, and iris permanency, from dry eye keratitis, dystrophies, glaucoma, and specific iris conditions such as uveitis, pigment dispersion, psuedoexfoliation, naevi.. the list goes on. But if a changed iris means you get into your phone by typing in your passcode again, much like if the TouchID fingerprint can't read your fingers, then I start to ask what is the point anyway?
Yes, I'm sceptical that this is a beneficial and non-troublesome feature. Happy to be proved wrong of course.. I do love new technology!
Why would that be necessary? The camera already has facial recognition, so could detect eyes. With the front facing camera having an increasingly power lens, the front camera could probably do most of the work without the user needing to put it directly up to their face.
Oh no, criminals will be gouging out people's eyes when they steal their phone........
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They have been following since the job days, nothing new with that. However when Apple "copies" a feature or function there is usually scrambling by the competition to raise the bar on their own features that Apple originally "copied" from.
At least Apple always gives you the option if you want to use these features; I am more likely to trust them with this kind of data than other companies, personally I won't be using it though.
I was trying to think what I need in the next release and aside from wanting a bigger battery (wireless charging would be welcomed) there's nothing else for my needs, it's a damn good phone.
I kind of hope Tim annouces a new feature I never knew i needed or a design that as stunning as the ip4 was.
I was trying to think what I need in the next release and aside from wanting a bigger battery (wireless charging would be welcomed) there's nothing else for my needs, it's a damn good phone.
I kind of hope Tim annouces a new feature I never knew i needed or a design that as stunning as the ip4 was.
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This is just one more way to make it convenient for police to access your data like the fingerprint. A passcode is the only way you can keep your data private from forced entry.
One wonders why they don't bypass fingerprint and retina and facial and go directly to voice?
Police: "Use your voice command to open the phone"
User: "F the police"
Device: That activates rapid erase of device.
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This is just one more way to make it convenient for police to access your data like the fingerprint. A passcode is the only way you can keep your data private from forced entry.
One wonders why they don't bypass fingerprint and retina and facial and go directly to voice?
Police: "Use your voice command to open the phone"
User: "F the police"
Device: That activates rapid erase of device.
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This is just a rumor. I highly doubt Apple will waste its time and money on something so gimmicky - and, pretty much completely unnecessary given that TouchID works perfectly well already! I'll go so far as to say that if Apple really does include Iris scanning in their next phone, they've run out of ideas and it's time start thinking about dumping AAPL shares.
Come on, @ch1s60, your analogy "And Henry Ford should have focused on breeding fast horses." is way over the top - you're comparing the huge human advance achieved by the introduction of mass car production to some gimmick on a smartphone that has no clear-cut benefit (except for a few folks without fingerprints or the ability to hold a phone) over an existing authentication technology.
Come on, @ch1s60, your analogy "And Henry Ford should have focused on breeding fast horses." is way over the top - you're comparing the huge human advance achieved by the introduction of mass car production to some gimmick on a smartphone that has no clear-cut benefit (except for a few folks without fingerprints or the ability to hold a phone) over an existing authentication technology.
Here's just my 2 cents:
- Its useful if your fingers are wet (rain, swimming, or whatever)
- Its useful if you have gloves on
If Apple gives me the option to use TouchID or IRISpass (lets call it that) when Im not able to use one of my fingers, I would be more than glad.
- Its useful if your fingers are wet (rain, swimming, or whatever
)- Its useful if you have gloves on
If Apple gives me the option to use TouchID or IRISpass (lets call it that) when Im not able to use one of my fingers, I would be more than glad.
-said the person who hadn't even tried it yet... like SO many other blabbing naysayers about apple tech before it's a global hit. whyoncha save ya breath, huh?
>the google assistant on my android phone works really well, therefore i must assume that apple's voice assistant would be just as good
that's your logic
A solution looking for a problem always is!
- Glass casing with metal frame similar to a monolith
- Curved OLED screen
- Wireless Charging
- Iris Scanner
Did Apple get their hands on the recalled Note 7?
- Curved OLED screen
- Wireless Charging
- Iris Scanner
Did Apple get their hands on the recalled Note 7?
