Why does it need to be on the screen? It can easily be on the actual body angled up near the function keys
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Technology to Embed Face ID into MacBook Displays 'Doesn't Exist,' Says Gurman
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Face ID is a different technology that provides a whole other level of security. Basically Windows Hello is 2D and Face ID is 3D. Arguably many people would prefer to have face recognition even with less secure tech, but this is the difference.
The thinnest device with Face ID is 11 inch iPad Pro, which is 5,9 mm. Current 16 inch MacBook Pro screen is much thinner.
Face ID is a different technology that provides a whole other level of security. Basically Windows Hello is 2D and Face ID is 3D. Arguably many people would prefer to have face recognition even with less secure tech, but this is the difference. The patents would also be different.
why not?
groan...a member of the 'smaller is better' crowd. if a bigger macbook is a problem, i suggest visiting the gym more often.
I heard some time ago that MS and Apple have a patent sharing agreement, where they can share others patents but cannot implement identical features for 7 years. I have no idea how true that is, since I read it in a comment on this forum. However, if it's true and given Windows Hello is 6 years old, I would expect that Apple gets it into the M2 laptops.
Are you a hardware engineer or been part of a design team for this type of technology? How do you know it could ‘easily’ implemented on the actual body?
Good. God awful technology which has already been bettered (by touch ID)
Because I explained why not. You want to make a MacBook thicker to add the faceID array that would require you to tap something anyways, meaning it solves NOTHING and makes NOTHING easier.
I can’t figure out why it appears you’re so angry over a rumor.
Even if the MacBook were slightly thicker, does it really translate to making the experience any less to the consumer? Personally, I don’t think anybody would really take notice if it was slightly thicker to incorporate Face ID. I’d be fine with that.
They did this with the new MacBook Pro models, it's why we have a 1080p camera now.
I think for normal authentications FaceID would be a perfect solution, and far superior to TouchID in every way (as it is on mobile devices right now). But you definitely raise a good point on the payment / purchase authentications, I imagine it'll require a click to confirm, then FaceID - but it would still be far quicker than typing your password again.
Yes, if you want a laptop where the lid is as thick as the thinnest iPhone with face ID, The technology already exists.
I’m confused, faceID didn’t exist at all until apple designed and made it for iPhones.
So surely it’s logical to say it doesn’t exist for macs until apple goes ahead and designs and makes it for macs?
Gurman seems to suggest apple are using off the shelf bits to build these laptops when we know they don’t.
So surely it’s logical to say it doesn’t exist for macs until apple goes ahead and designs and makes it for macs?
Gurman seems to suggest apple are using off the shelf bits to build these laptops when we know they don’t.
iPhones are about 3-4x thicker than the MacBook's screen assembly thickness. Apple could potentially re-locate the FaceID assembly to be part of the screen hinge, but I don't think it would be up to Apple's high aesthetic standards!
Apple do absolutely use a lot of off-the-shelf components, and FaceID will be comprised of these parts too. The proprietary parts of FaceID are the matter of how the components work together (as part of an assembly), and then the software / neural networks that enable the whole thing to work. The camera, illuminator and projectors will more than likely be off-the-shelf.
Aesthetics. It would look shoehorned in or an afterthought.
LOL... no...
In addition to the aesthetics you mention, moving parts is usually a reliability weak point, which is why Apple (and other electronics makers) try to minimize them.
So many armchair engineers and designers here. I'm sure Apple would love to hire you to fix these issues if they are so easy for some of you.
I'm really glad some of you aren't apple designers. 7mm MacBook lids and camera bulges. Yuck.
This is a great point that a lot of people here don't seem to realize.
With FaceID, how do you accept (or decline) a transaction since you're already looking at the Mac. You need a separate input to confirm/deny, which is why FaceID isn't really so vital.
However, if Apple create other functionality into FaceID (e.g. tracking when you're looking at the screen and when not to preserve battery life), that would up the ante on FaceID on MacBooks.