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Kuo: All iPhone Models in 2018 Likely to Abandon Fingerprint Recognition
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No but it solves the problem for Apple where the courts/police can force iPhone owners to use their fingerprint to unlock their device.
Come on people, see this for what it really is - another attempt by Apple to preserve user security above All Things foreign and domestic...
I used to think like that too. But what’s the point of unlocking it before it’s at your face if you’re not going to use it before you look at the screen? It’s not that serious.
There was honestly one real life scenario where Touch ID would be more useful for me and that’s when I’m driving. Sometimes my girlfriend has my phone while I’m driving and I can just extend my hand over and unlock it for her without even taking my eyes off the road. I honestly cannot think of another scenario where I would miss Touch ID, but this is my experience and I’m sure other people will have their own.
Will I miss the way I unlock in the car, sure. But is it a negative thing, not really. It’s a meh whatever kind of thing, because it’s not really a big of a deal.
I do think Face ID will work well but I am a little skeptical.
There are plenty of situations where I am trying to discreetly check my phone (movie theater, conference room, driving) where a clear view of my face may not exist.
The real test will be if it works from a few feet away. I don't see why it wouldn't, as Kinect can ID you from across the room. But we'll have to see how Apple's implementation works.
There are plenty of situations where I am trying to discreetly check my phone (movie theater, conference room, driving) where a clear view of my face may not exist.
The real test will be if it works from a few feet away. I don't see why it wouldn't, as Kinect can ID you from across the room. But we'll have to see how Apple's implementation works.
Like in the cradle in my car or on my desk. Having eyes on to unlock is truly a step backwards in usability even if it's a step forward in technology.
"All of the iPhones Apple plans to produce in 2018 are likely to abandon the Touch ID fingerprint sensor in favor of facial recognition, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told investors in a note sent out this evening."
How does it go... Duh?
Well...that was an easy call. So obvious, when one finally undserstands Apple's long-term strategy.
Hopefully people can move on from thinking that TouchID under the screen was really the Plan A goal for the X.
How does it go... Duh?
Well...that was an easy call. So obvious, when one finally undserstands Apple's long-term strategy.
Hopefully people can move on from thinking that TouchID under the screen was really the Plan A goal for the X.
huh?
cops won't, on the spot, physically force you to unlock the phone with faceID (or touchID.. same difference.. along with any other biometric type security)..
they'll get a warrant.. if the warrant is issued then you must comply or you will be forced to..
if you're worried about the scenario you describe, use only a passcode.. cops can't force you to self-incriminate from your mind.. you have no legal obligation to provide a passcode that's stored in your brain nor can you be forced to give it. (you know.. 5th amendment )
or, use faceID.. when the feds show up, disable faceID.. ie- turn off the phone.. or two side buttons.. or get a few false reads which will switch to passcode mode..
Well to be fair, even according to Nostro.....I mean Kuo, less than a month before Apple announced FaceID, even he was still talking about Apple and underscreen Touch
Maybe this is just one way to push people to buy iPhone 8/Plus, which would presumably be the last iPhone with TouchID?
Two ways I think FaceID can be better than TouchID.
1. Of course, unlock when your finger is wet.
2. While driving with my phone in car holder, I can call Siri with commands that only work with the phone unlocked (check reminder, email, search web, etc). Before, I had to carefully put my finger to the TouchID. Now, I can just keep driving and just glance over to the phone for it to unlock.
Of course, there are more benefits to using TouchID, but I'd give FaceID a try before ditching it.
1. Of course, unlock when your finger is wet.
2. While driving with my phone in car holder, I can call Siri with commands that only work with the phone unlocked (check reminder, email, search web, etc). Before, I had to carefully put my finger to the TouchID. Now, I can just keep driving and just glance over to the phone for it to unlock.
Of course, there are more benefits to using TouchID, but I'd give FaceID a try before ditching it.
Slide to unlock - something that many users on here complained and in some cases, still complain about.
why not scratch plans for fingerprint and improve iris scanner at the same time?
A different scenario, and true, probably minor annoyance: outdoor activities. Say jogging, skiing, can unlock the phone without taking off sunglasses/goggles. True, with TouchID, need to remove gloves to get to sensor, but out for a run, now have to take off and on sunglasses anytime want to access something on the device.
The SE occupies the lowest price point, and Apple isn’t going to kill their margins by adding cutting edge technology. So I don’t see an SE 2 getting OLED or FaceID in 2018, maybe an A10 (& 3GB?) to give it two more years of selling life, but what else could they add? True tone display I guess, and maybe camera upgrade(s). Bump it to $399 while continuing to sell the current SE for another year, maybe with a small price cut to $329 or so.
However, an X version of the SE makes no sense to me; it would cost what, $799? $899?—killing the group of SE buyers who like it because it’s $349—and it would have a larger physical screen, affecting the group who buy it because they like the reachability of the 4” screen.
That restricts the potential market mostly to those who like the physical size (pocket-ability) of the SE. And how many of those folks are willing to pay $799-$899 for it?
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Apple is behaving like writers of Game of Thrones. Killing everything that people like.
This is why I bought my iPhone 8, 256GB. It should last me 3 years and by then I'll see what crazy crackpot devices Apple is selling.
And that's because he hadn't a clue about Apple's long-term strategy, despite all the clues. Rather, he was focused on a simple piece of technology, TouchID, which would not further Apple's much larger goal, AR.
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apple uses a capacitive sensor for the fingerprint. capacitive sensors and cameras are different.
No it won’t be a massive turning point. Being able to do it is one thing, but being able to do it with high level of speed, accuracy and security like Apple Touch ID is another... I have no doubt someone else will do this first, but it won’t really be that great.
Kuo told the world back in July 2017 there would be no Touch ID for the OLED iPhone.
Anybody who was talking in-display Touch ID after that was just wishing for something that wouldn't come true. We're seeing the same thing today; posters wishfully thinking in-display Touch ID would come in 2018.
Ming-Chi Kuo Predicts iPhone 8 Will Omit Touch ID Entirely, Come in Limited Color Options
You don’t think in this scenario it could have locked out, I.e requiring a passcode because of “seeing” passenger(s) faces unwittingly?