Oh you know they are gonna harp on it. They are gonna try their best to convince you Face ID is the best thing ever and Touch ID is outdated tech that no one should want.
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Leaked Firmware Shows: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X
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My initial question was - if Face ID is superior to Touch ID, and allows greater use of display/space on the front of the device, would you still want Touch ID? So are you saying you’d still want Touch ID instead?
Currently it is mentioned as iphone X. As iPhone is not going to be released along with iphone 8 . there is going to be an update to software when the iphone X names gets changed with new fetures of iphone added
since alot of apple devices still have touchID, they are not going to talk it down. they will just say that faceID is even better
Are you trying to say that once it’s launched the name might not be iPhone X? Or that future OLED iPhones may move on from the X name to something else?
This year =
8 --- 8 Plus --- X.
Next year (when/if OLED supply increases) =
X2 --- X2 Plus.
Simple and clever.
8 --- 8 Plus --- X.
Next year (when/if OLED supply increases) =
X2 --- X2 Plus.
Simple and clever.
Some people don't want to unlock their phone everytime they look down or pick up their phones. Most likely to prevent this, you will have to press something before face ID kicks in.
So, hypothetically, if Face ID is clearly superior to Touch ID, and changes the way we can use our iPhones, you’d still prefer to go back to Touch ID?
Even now, with iOS 11, so many things I’m doing on the cover sheet or in widgets cause prompt for the Touch ID interaction, where with Face ID it won’t have to interrupt what you’re doing as it’ll be in an unlocked state while you’re looking at the device.
That’s the other thing from the leak, it’ll supposedly know when you are paying attention to the screen, and if you are, it can adjust settings like dimming the screen and going to sleep.
So much potential with it.
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From what people have seen with recent models in testing, picking up the phone will trigger raise to wake for the screen to light up. And when your attention is detected the phone will be in an unlocked state. It’ll be significantly different than a manual form of authentication.
There are plenty of cars that are "Superior" to everything in made in the past. Guess what? I'd prefer some of those old school cars to todays. There is nothing wrong with it. Like I said, PIN will always be there and so will the lower model phones. But I can bet Apple will bring Touch ID back integrated into the OLED. Reports said they were looking into it and couldn't find a solution at this time, but eventually they will.
Still their are instances where you pick up your phone just to see the clock or the always on display like on Samsung devices. I still wouldn't want my phone to unlock everyone it notices my face.
Exactly. The one thing I liked about the Note 8 was it gave you the option of how to unlock your phone. Like I said PIN hasn't gone, so why should Touch ID. Apple just didn't have enough time to figure out how to make it work but they will and it will be included for those who choose to have that as their option.
Honestly, I think those reports were more to mislead everyone from discovering Face ID.
If you want to use the car analogy, I would liken it to how EVs function compared to ICE. They truly make ICE cars archaic.
Anyway, nothing wrong if you prefer the older iPhone with manual Touch ID unlocking. Just surprised that someone wouldn’t prefer something that is superior in every way.
It’ll be seamless and instant though - not an unlock where you’re suddenly at the home screen. Pick it up to look at the time, put it back down.
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Why should Touch ID be gone? Because it’s likely getting replaced by something which could be superior in every way. And because Touch ID requires a portion of the front of the phone to be occupied. And because the interaction model of iOS on this iPhone X is completely changing from what we were used to before.
Yeah, once I read the facial ID will not be on X, I suspected maybe they are having problems with this on the new OLED screen...but I really do think they are phasing Touch ID out. 8, 8 Plus (I guess next years rumored smaller newer SE model) will be the final phones with Touch ID.
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