Just in time for masks no longer mandated here in the UK at least! Can we have it work with no mask and sunglasses please ?
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Testing iOS 15.4's New Face ID With a Mask Feature
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It feels like a software brake preventing everybody from buying the SE3 due to it's more convenient Touch ID. There must be a reason why Apple already spilled some details about the iPhone 14. Having said that with the new feature offered earlier I would have gotten the iPhone 13 but now I likely just wait for the SE3.
Apple should just install both systems in their phones and masks wouldn't matter.
Apple should just install both systems in their phones and masks wouldn't matter.
I find it odd that Apple would give you the option to substantially decrease the security of your device for this, but not give you the option to unhide your password as you type it in.
Patting myself on the back for calling this feature back in 2020.
How much less secure is it really?
I doubt if someone got your phone and tried to unlock with a mask it would actually work. It’s less secure by the numbers but in the real world it’s fine.
Touch ID is also less secure then Face ID. But the chances of it working on a stranger is almost zero.
I'm not so selfish as to only be concerned with myself with regard to security.
An ipad pro is an expensive device?
So you never leave your house, or on a plane etc we got it
Wouldn't be as necessary if you could tell it to only require the passcode after 10 minutes or whatever. There used to be that option. Oddly enough the "require passcode after" setting is still there, but the only option is "immediately."
Either that or you disable the passcode entirely, which isn't great.
Either that or you disable the passcode entirely, which isn't great.
Indeed, it's not really that much less secure in practice.
If you're afraid you might get separated from your phone or are going to sleep and don't want people trying to unlock it, just hold down power and volume up for a couple seconds, then hit cancel. Now FaceID is disabled and you need to use your passcode for the next unlock.
It isn't. My 12 mini offers me the opportunity to enter my passcode if it doesn't recognise me, or I just pull the mask down real quick. I haven't yet had one cashier scream blue murder at me when making payments with my phone. We all do often enough for things like, you know, eating, drinking, smoking, etc etc. But, if you're a doctor performing open heart surgery you shouldn't be playing with your phone in the first place. So yes, I'll jump up and down when they actually come up with a useful feature. In the meantime, I'd prefer it if 'they' would invest more time and money figuring out how to live without face masks, not with them.
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He said "iOS fifteen-dot-four," which wreaked havoc here in South Florida. Other than that, the video was fine.
Most people would say "iOS fifteen-point-four."
People can just disable passcode and FaceID. Were you mad at Apple for including those options because you are not so selfish?
Which way seems more secure? With an Apple Watch, it doesn’t look at your face at all and will unlock as long as the watch is nearby. This new feature at least looks at your eyes. But Apple themselves admits it’s less secure than full face.
In summary, wish I had TouchID as an option.
In summary, wish I had TouchID as an option.
Since it’s a little less secure than regular FaceID, it would be nice if Apple could add a control center button to quickly enable and disable it without having to dig through settings. That way if your going out for a while, you can quickly turn it on and then have it off other times.
TouchID on the power button.
I use my watch to unlock, and it's pretty much the same.
I use my watch to unlock, and it's pretty much the same.
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What about all those folks who use an iPad in an office? In a classroom? In a meeting etc... Agree it's nowhere near as much as iPhone, but surely it wouldn't be a big deal for Apple to implement it for the iPad.
It's not the same though. Apple Watch only unlocks the phone. It doesn't allow authentication for apps. This allows full FaceID functionality.
It should work with sunglasses. It works when I wear sunglasses. ?️
Unfortunately, sunglasses offer no known protection against coronavirus.
It works for me about 50% of the time with my mask on. With the mask on, there is a little more of a delay before the phone successfully recognizes me and unlocks.