iPhone X Unlocks with one eye open

[Jay_MR]

Should my iPhone X (updated to 11.2.1) with 'Require Attention for Face ID' and 'Attention Awareness Features' both turned on, allow me to unlock it with an eye closed?

It's consistently replicable.

 

[rattler]

That’s normal. Mine does the same thing

 

[MadDane]

I just tried it. Mine also works with only one eye open.

 

[Jay_MR]

Speaking to Apple today they also say it's meant to work like this.

I thought I had read somewhere that an eye closed would help prevent a thief unlocking your phone when you get mugged.

p.s. / FWIW: Attention Awareness Features are not involved in unlocking the phone.

 

[Julien]

It is Facial recognition and NOT rental recognition. If so how would it work with dark sunglasses on?

 

[Aussi3]

Some people only have one eye

 

[Starfia]

O _ O

I'd actually never thought of that.