So what’s the deal with sunglasses?

[roeiz]

with my sunglasses on, FaceId wouldn’t even try and fail.
He doesn’t try to learn it.
It does nothing. I dont think my shades have any special coating on.
And someone here said his works fine WITH attention awareness.
My FaceId works perfectly besides that.
Anyone else struggles with this?

 

[Aussi3]

I tried mine with both of my sunglasses and it works perfectly I was worried it wasn’t going to work with polarized sunglasses but it doesn’t have a problem.

 

[ventmore]

It doesn’t help you, but just as a data point...FaceID works perfectly with my sunglasses, and I have all of the attention aware features enabled.

 

[roeiz]

So it means my ray bans have some coating on?

 

[44267547]

So it means my ray bans have some coating on?

Ray bans are typically polarized, which helps reflect away the sunlight protecting your eyes from ultra violet rays.

 

[roeiz]

Ray bans are typically polarized, which helps reflect away the sunlight protecting your eyes from ultra violet rays.

Ok thanks. Tried with my wife’s and works perfectly.
Might be a nice feature if FaceId could interpret and reply with - “take off polarized sunglasses” pop up.

 

[Jjayf]

I use Maui Jim’s polarized and Face ID works fine with then. Even with a hat or a hood and sunglasses. Maybe the ray bans are just too dark.

 

[roeiz]

I use Maui Jim’s polarized and Face ID works fine with then. Even with a hat or a hood and sunglasses. Maybe the ray bans are just too dark.

maybe it's time for new ones.
too bad i burned all my money on the X

 

[ventmore]

Have a look at this post from another thread:

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ith-ray-ban-sunglasses.2086055/#post-25441467

 

[AlphaGuitarist]

I have the same exact issue. FaceID doesn’t work when I wear my RayBan Aviators.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

FaceId likely uses dot projection in the 700-1400nm range, so if your glasses filter that out, then it wont work. You can easily test if it does using a cheap infrared camera.

 

[roeiz]

so yea i guess my Raybans have some extra stuff that prevents IR.
it's not just polarized ones (these works fine, described in the other thread).
must be something else on them lens.

 

[ventmore]

so yea i guess my Raybans have some extra stuff that prevents IR.
it's not just polarized ones (these works fine, described in the other thread).
must be something else on them lens.

Sorry...I forgot you’d said FaceID doesn’t even try and fail when I posted that link.

 

[roeiz]

Sorry...I forgot you’d said FaceID doesn’t even try and fail when I posted that link.

you are now FORGIVEN

 

[negativzero]

I use polarised Ray-Bans too and they work perfectly. However there is a single peculiar circumstance in which they don't work and that is in super strong sunlight with glare. I am on holiday in Australia now where the sun is always 200% right in the outback and they normally work with the Ray-Bans on, but in such strong sunlight, I had to remove my sunglasses so that attention-aware could capture my eyes and activate FaceID properly. This is the only circumstance where sunglasses don't work, otherwise, they work all the time for me, sunglasses or not.

 

[Newtons Apple]

Seems that RayBans work the least. I have two pair of Costas and Face ID does not miss a beat. It can not be the polarization as mine are polarized, too. They also even have a blue mirror finish.

Might be time to change sunglasses brands.

 

[JasonHB]

I have 3 pairs of polarised sunglasses, Oakley, Serengeti and Tag Heuer and they all work perfectly with FaceID.

As others have said, it seems like the RayBans filter our that particular wavelength of IR light that the X uses

Jason