Are people actually using their phone while it’s sitting on a flat surface?! And If you are don’t you have to lean over it to use it so you can actually see the phone or eventually pick it up to start using it? Not sure what advantage you get by unlocking it while its sitting flat on a table or counter.
Yes.
Believe it or not, when I get a text message, I can read it from the angle I'm sitting. My phone doesn't have a screen filter preventing me otherwise. The advantage you get is you can read it without having your face parallel to the screen.
I don't want to lean over to unlock the phone. Sometimes the FaceID doesn't trigger correctly when leaning over, then I have to pick it up, hit cancel from the PIN # screen, swipe up to scan my face again, and then hope it works. I probably have to do this 8 out of 10 times because leaning in with your face works abysmal at best.
Here's another use case: let's say I get a notification. I have to unlock my phone to read it, but I can view my phone from where I'm sitting at this angle. Why would I go thru the hassle to pick up my phone to read it? With TouchID, this was a non issue. With Face ID, I have to pick up the phone and go through the steps to unlock it.
Just train it (by entering your passcode after failed recognition). Mine unlocks on my desk.
With TouchID, you dont need to hit a 6 PIN # after a failed recognition. Yes, mine unlocks performing this as well, but it's annoying when you have to type 6 numbers over and over. Sometimes, I do turn off the FaceID/pin security just so I can unlock it faster, so people can't say "work around it".
But that's the trade-off for technology, it's Won't be perfect in every single situation and both have disadvantages/advantages , but Face ID overall, will Eliminate most issues that touch ID did have.
The only issue I've had with touch ID were wet hands. Unlocking was not much of an issue for me otherwise. I know many people like to rest their finger on the touch ID to unlock. It's actually just easier if you push the home button.
I'm not trying to argue against FaceID, I'm just pointing out what sucks about FaceID. I'm sure Apple will take in feedback from even its own employees to make this better in future iterations.
