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Synaptics Creating In-Display Fingerprint Sensors for 'Top Five OEM'
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I have to say Samsung makes some amazing hardware. Don't you wish Apple would squeeze in all that choice into an iPhone?
Really? Windows Hello, using Intel's Real Sense cameras handles twins. The error rate with twin images is 1 in 10,000. I would assume Apple's error is similar.
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Good and bad. I think iPhone users tend to want one way to do something for simplicity. Android users expect more than one way, and deal with the complexity.
is the higher cost of facial recognition worth it over touch id? honest question, as I've been perfectly happy with touch id the past 2 years.
Don’t see the point. If you have to look for and place your finger in a specific spot, by then your phone would already be unlocked with Face ID. Without some sort of indentation to feel for, you’d have to pay attention each time.
I could have swore that apple tried to do this but could not get it for the release. I don't double we'll hear, "and we've heard your voice so we are bringing touchid back" despite only taking it off the list because they could not get it working as planned.
It’ll only be higher cost for at most another year, but besides cost, Face ID is better for me than Touch ID.
Actually, i first thought no way. Then upon further thought, I could see them introduce it for lower priced models and leave Face ID for the expensive models.
Except it's hard to think of a case where the current iteration of Apple has admitted - even indirectly - it was wrong. Instead they seem to obstinately double down on decisions, like not offering a "legacy" USB-A port in addition to the USB-C ports on their supposed "pro" laptops.
good, cause I like having my phone unlocked as I pull it out of my pocket. Its ready to go before I even glance at it.
I would say the true disappointment is fans being happy with Apple taking away the users choice in the first place. All I see now is post like Face ID vs Touch ID, which is stupid, because there is no answer. People are subjective. Some are never going to be happy with Face ID and some are never going to be happy with Touch ID. Both are good technology's and Apple users should be pissed off that they can't have both to choose from.
Face ID+Touch ID+Iphone X2 > Face ID+Iphone X
I don't know why Apple giving you more security options in the end would make you sorely disappointed in Apple. Having less options sucks for all of us.
I would be overjoyed, in this situation, if Apple was lying.
Well, your guess would be wrong. Not that it really matters. If its a feature people dont want, then they arent going to go out and buy that phone. In my case, I knew face id would not work as well for me, in certain situations before the phone ever came out. I could have turned out to be wrong? So what. Its a comment section, not a professional product review site. Meanwhile, what I thought would be issues, turned out to be issues. ( Having phone in mount in car was one ) Others have also crept up. Touch id I can program different finger prints.......like my wifes, for emergency. Face id, no such option. So this would be great, for me. If they want to keep both, fine. I just really liked touch id, and would prefer to use that.
If they improve the angles, speed and orientation issues then Face ID will be the best solution in my opinion. For now I would rather have Touch ID on my X.
Apple won't go back to this form of biometrics (even if under the screen) within the next few years. Because courage. Kidding. Kinda. But the iPhone will eventually have multiple forms of biometric input. But the use case will determine that. And right now, Face ID (+ passcode) is better than Touch ID (+ passcode) in most cases. So no need to have two methods that do the same thing (though with varying pros/cons).
What part of FaceID "doesn't work" for twins or similar-looking siblings? How does the phone know whether you have a twin or other sibling?
I follow a fair number of tech journalists on various media, many of whom are Apple fans and own the iPhone X. A number who were initially gaga over FaceID at first have become more tepid as its limitations become clear.
But your milage may vary.
In the winter I prefer Face ID. Gloves and stuff. But then everyone can make their cases match whatever they favourite manufacturer is offering.
What info do you have that the rest of us don't that would allow you to swear that they tried and failed?
I own iPhone X and honestly Face ID works perfectly.it’s extremely fast and works more reliably than Touch ID for me.
With Touch ID I remember many instances that it would fail (iPhone 7 Plus,7,6s,6,SE) but that NEVER happened with Face ID.
Only issue is when phone is flat on a surface like a table and you want quick unlock to check something..and you have to pick it up in front of you..that’s really annoying..
That and the thought of your face diagram/map/whatever it’s called,being stolen somehow by a third party App..that bugs me..
So yeah it might be worth considering finger print sensor under display.
With Touch ID I remember many instances that it would fail (iPhone 7 Plus,7,6s,6,SE) but that NEVER happened with Face ID.
Only issue is when phone is flat on a surface like a table and you want quick unlock to check something..and you have to pick it up in front of you..that’s really annoying..
That and the thought of your face diagram/map/whatever it’s called,being stolen somehow by a third party App..that bugs me..
So yeah it might be worth considering finger print sensor under display.
This probably means Apple will be beaten to a proper full display without significant bezels/chins or a notch or a button on the back. I am sure this is what they had really hoped for with the X.
Well in that case, you could switch to Face ID, since that choice would still be there on future new Iphone. Plus you analogy could go both ways, because a cracked display could render Face ID useless if the cracks are spread around the Face ID's sensors instead of the Touch ID one.
My issue is I don't want to pay extra for this 'feature'. I am currently ok with how my phone unlocks. It should come at the same price point as iPhone 8.
