Unlocking the "iPhone 8"

[joeblow7777]

Well I know we're going to find out in a couple of weeks anyway, but if the "iPhone 8" unlocks within a millionth of a second of seeing your face, how do you suppose you just access the lock screen (to see the time, or notifications) without opening your phone?

Will bypassing the lock screen require a specific action like sliding a bar or swiping while or after your face has been scanned? Will it become harder or impossible to simply hand your phone over to someone while the screen is on without unlocking it? I feel that there needs to be some deliberate action involved in unlocking the phone, not just something that happens automatically any time it's pointed at your face.

 

[akash.nu]

Yes, more than likely there needs to be some action required.

 

[LoveToMacRumors]

Apple needs to be careful with all the gestures. It could get very confusing.

Imagine at the Apple Store, explaining to a 60 years old lady how to unlock the iPhone 8.

 

[joeblow7777]

Apple needs to be careful with all the gestures. It could get very confusing.

Imagine at the Apple Store, explaining to a 60 years old lady how to unlock the iPhone 8.

I don't want to be that guy who complains before I even see the thing, but I am really not liking the prospect of losing TouchID.

 

[JohnApples]

I imagine it would work exactly the way that TouchID works now.

Raise your phone and it lights up. It scans your face instead of your fingerprint and "unlocks", but does not go to the home screen, just like my 7 does.

If you want to proceed past the lock screen, you will most likely need to do some quick gesture. Maybe 3D touching the bottom of the device where the home button would be? That way, it essentially works exactly the same.

 

[onepoint]

According to a Bloomberg report today, there will be a dock-like bar on the lock screen that is swiped upward to unlock.

Across the bottom of the screen there’s a thin, software bar in lieu of the home button. A user can drag it up to the middle of the screen to open the phone. When inside an app, a similar gesture starts multitasking. From here, users can continue to flick upwards to close the app and go back to the home screen​

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ans-to-change-the-way-you-use-the-next-iphone