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iPhone XS Max Miss my touch ID

Superrjamz54 said:
Apple files patents all the time. It doesn’t mean that they are going to use them soon or in the near future.
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Do they really?

And thats why I specifically used the word "speculation". Never said they would use the tech soon or in the near future.
 
Gryfter said:
Do they really?
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They do. They seem to patent almost every idea they come up with, whether or not it's actually likely to ever make it into production. I posted about some of their patents a couple of weeks ago...I'll see if I can find the post.
 
BugeyeSTI said:
Sounds like you should of gotten the 8+ because you won’t see touchid on any flagship iPhone from now on..
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puma1552 said:
It's not coming back. Time to move on.
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eyoungren said:
I wish people would give up on this.

Apple has declared TouchID to be dead.

-- Dan Riccio, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Apple
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So, about that TouchID in 2020 and beyond...

Its just amazing how people can sit there and declare information on the future.
 
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Gryfter said:
So, about that TouchID in 2020 and beyond...

Its just amazing how people can sit there and declare information on the future.
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But here’s the thing though, I know you quoted those other members, but there’s nothing concrete saying that we will for sure see touch ID on iPhones in 2020 or later. It’s All been rumors, and like many rumors, they’re not always true. But what we do know is the source himself, which is Tim Cook, explicitly stated face ID is the future for Apple, which likely will continue to expand the iPad/iPhone lineup, as Face ID still very much new in the segment of biometric security.

I’m not saying touch ID can’t happen for future iPhones, but I don’t believe it’s Apple’s primary focus, not when Face ID has so much R&D invested, that they’re obviously expanding it to other products in their lineup now.
 
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Relentless Power said:
But here’s the thing though, I know you quoted those other members, but there’s nothing concrete saying that we will for sure see touch ID on iPhones in 2020 or later. It’s All been rumors, and like many rumors, they’re not always true. But what we do know is the source himself, which is Tim Cook, explicitly stated face ID is the future for Apple, which likely will continue to expand the iPad/iPhone lineup, as Face ID still very much new in the segment of biometric security.

I’m not saying touch ID can’t happen for future iPhones, but I don’t believe it’s Apple’s primary focus, not when Face ID has so much R&D invested, that they’re obviously expanding it to other products in their lineup now.
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Point was, how can people here just proclaim "this will never happen" or "that will happen" about stuff in the future?

Never say never but of course people still will.

You're right...same topic next year? LOL!!!
 
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Gryfter said:
Point was, how can people here just proclaim "this will never happen" or "that will happen" about stuff in the future?
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I think a fair amount of that proclaiming are just exasperated responses to the constant bellyaching that goes on about anything that changes.
 
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Gryfter said:
So, about that TouchID in 2020 and beyond...

Its just amazing how people can sit there and declare information on the future.
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It wasn't me making that declaration.

Dan Riccio, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Apple made the statements I quoted in what was then the present.

If you don't want to believe what Apple had to say about it IN THE PRESENT then I can't help you.
 
But then you get articles like this:


Apple might be planning to ditch Face ID in iPhones
Fast Company

That’s according to a report from the China Times that quotes an analyst at investment firm Credit Suisse in Asia who says Apple will begin phasing out its Face ID biometric authentication system in iPhones starting in 2020. The analyst believes that next year Apple will release one new model of iPhone without the notch or Face ID, instead opting to go with an under-screen front camera and full-screen acoustic fingerprint authentication—essentially a new version of Touch ID. The same analyst Read the full story

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I really can used either, even though I like FaceID better. If it does go away, I am sure I will get used to TouchID again!
 
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Newtons Apple said:
But then you get articles like this:


Apple might be planning to ditch Face ID in iPhones
Fast Company

That’s according to a report from the China Times that quotes an analyst at investment firm Credit Suisse in Asia who says Apple will begin phasing out its Face ID biometric authentication system in iPhones starting in 2020. The analyst believes that next year Apple will release one new model of iPhone without the notch or Face ID, instead opting to go with an under-screen front camera and full-screen acoustic fingerprint authentication—essentially a new version of Touch ID. The same analyst Read the full story

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I really can used either, even though I like FaceID better. If it does go away, I am sure I will get used to TouchID again!
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I agree! I liked TouchID and thought FaceID would be pants, but after using it for a couple of weeks, I really like it. However, I wouldn't mind going back to TouchID, I'm happy with either.
 
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If Touch ID returned, it would have to be touch anywhere, and unlock with ONE TOUCH.

Then again, with Face ID you do end up touching the screen twice. Once to wake, then the swipe.

Logging into apps however, would take a hit.
 
smirking said:
Face ID works fine for me, but I like Touch ID better. Face ID doesn't work so well if it's too close, which is an annoyance when I need to check something while I'm in bed.
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It seems some people are in complete denial that this issue exists. It’s an annoyance for me also.
 
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Wide opeN said:
If Touch ID returned, it would have to be touch anywhere, and unlock with ONE TOUCH.

Then again, with Face ID you do end up touching the screen twice. Once to wake, then the swipe.

Logging into apps however, would take a hit.
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With Raise to Wake enabled, I don't have to do the first "touch".

And to address the premise of this thread, I do not miss TouchID at all. Period.
 
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dwfaust said:
With Raise to Wake enabled, I don't have to do the first "touch".

And to address the premise of this thread, I do not miss TouchID at all. Period.
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I'm going to give this a try. I've known it's there, but can't remember why I didn't like it. Possibly screen waking needlessly.

Same, Touch I what!?
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eyeseeyou said:
It seems some people are in complete denial that this issue exists. It’s an annoyance for me also.
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Can "legit" say, this isn't an issue for me.
 
Wide opeN said:
I'm going to give this a try. I've known it's there, but can't remember why I didn't like it. Possibly screen waking needlessly.

Same, Touch I what!?
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Can "legit" say, this isn't an issue for me.
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Nor for me. As always, YMMV.
 
Wide opeN said:
If Touch ID returned, it would have to be touch anywhere, and unlock with ONE TOUCH.

Then again, with Face ID you do end up touching the screen twice. Once to wake, then the swipe.
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One touch when Touch ID works the first time, which it often didn't for me.

It's extremely rare for me to have a Face ID failure.
 
Touch ID isn’t out of the realm for the future of the iPhone, but Face ID is here to stay undoubtedly. Face ID will never be perfected, but neither was Touch ID. Biometric security isn’t meant to be perfect, it’s meant to offer security protocols to be dynamic enough to protect the consumers privacy, Face ID is the standard for encryption in the smart phone industry.
 
I bought my iphone 8 because I generally buy older generation phones on my carrier subsidized plan, and I do like touch ID. However, you won't catch me screaming and crying when it's no longer available by Apple. I own an HP laptop that has face recognition and am doing ok with it.
 
I don’t understand the double the power button to download an app. My bank doesn’t even require this.

And I guess overall I like TouchID more but I’m fine with FaceID.
 
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