iPhone X Wait, so to unlock w/ Face ID, you need to look at it AND swipe up?

[XciteMePls]

Was I the only one under the impression that FaceID would just mean, you pick up your phone, look at it, and it unlocks automatically to the home screen???

That's not how it works? Why do we also have to swipe up?

 

[AsherN]

Because, why not?
Because of all the people crying to bring back swipe to unlock?

 

[Newtons Apple]

Was I the only one under the impression that FaceID would just mean, you pick up your phone, look at it, and it unlocks automatically to the home screen???

That's not how it works? Why do we also have to swipe up?

Well now you know how it will work.

 

[Starfyre]

Yeah, thats how the Android phones have it. Look and it unlocks. Clearly you can tell how failure to incorporate in-display TouchID has caused issues for the iPhone X to be that perfect device it could be.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Face ID is a total flop for me.

 

[profets]

Pick up the phone and when paying attention to the screen it is unlocked. Stop looking and it’s locked. That’s it.

Swiping up is to go to the home screen, not unlock.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Not entirely sure that looking at an iPhone and swiping up is better than the fraction of a second my iPhone 6S takes to unlock with my finger? This is the headphone jack all over again for me, removing for the sake of it and making tasks more awkward.

 

[XciteMePls]

But what I'm saying is, why didn't they make it so that, you take your phone out of your pocket, look at it, and it wakes, unlocks, AND springs to the home screen?

Imagine how fast and free that is?

 

[profets]

But what I'm saying is, why didn't they make it so that, you take your phone out of your pocket, look at it, and it wakes, unlocks, AND springs to the home screen?

Imagine how fast and free that is?

Maybe it’ll be an option in accessibility settings just like there is with Touch ID?

 

[zhenya]

I imagine this is just like with TouchID now where you touch it to unlock, press the button to go to home. If it automatically brought you to the home screen with FaceID you wouldn't be able to look at the notifications on your lock screen.

 

[h9826790]

Face ID is much slower than Touch ID, because when I pick up the phone with Touch ID, my finger is already unlocking the phone. By the time I look at it, it's already unlocked. But now, the phone won't start the unlock process until you look at it, and obviously the technology is not there yet (it may fail just like what happened in the event).

 

[zone23]

The horror... Please don't buy this phone..

 

[KGB7]

What if I'm not wearing my makeup in the morning and the phone refuses to unlock?

Now I'll have to register my drunk face along with my day face for it to work.

 

[sniffies]

I agree with OP.

Touch ID unlocking is a seamless and "nonexistent" process

Face ID, on the other hand, will be a "PROCESS"

EPIC FAIL

 

[TheIgster]

Change for the sake of change doesn't mean it's better. Agreed. Unlocking any phone with your fingerprint is better IMO.

 

[JD2015]

Even with Touch ID there are two steps...placing your finger and having to press the home button. Touch ID

What if I'm not wearing my makeup in the morning and the phone refuses to unlock?

Now I'll have to register my drunk face along with my day face for it to work.

They showed in the demonstration how it learns your face even if you wear glasses or change hair. Makeup will, therefore, not interfere.

 

[sniffies]

Even with Touch ID there are two steps...placing your finger and having to press the home button. Touch ID

I don't have to press anything.

It's a split-microsecond one-step process: placing your finger. That's it.

 

[JD2015]

It says on the home screen that you need to press to unlock when using touch ID.

 

[AppleZombie]

Apple Pay Before: Touch ID

Apple Pay on Iphone X: Double Tap Side Button, Look at your phone, put phone on Pad

 

[macduke]

Not entirely sure that looking at an iPhone and swiping up is better than the fraction of a second my iPhone 6S takes to unlock with my finger? This is the headphone jack all over again for me, removing for the sake of it and making tasks more awkward.

Maybe it’ll be an option in accessibility settings just like there is with Touch ID?

I think this is quite likely. The reason they do it this way now is because people don't want to blow past their notifications. Even better I can probably set my phone to not show any notification details until my face unlocks them.

Did anyone see if they showed how control center will work?

 

[Macalway]

Google and Samsung must be happy. A big party maybe?

Time for another Samsung Note for me probably. I had the first one. It was ok. Didn't like Android (it was a bit of a mess).

But this? Time will tell I guess.

 

[Complex757]

I had the iris scanner on the Note 7 so I knew the face ID wouldn't be better than touch ID.

That didn't work as fast and as convenient as touchID

 

[h9826790]

Even with Touch ID there are two steps...placing your finger and having to press the home button. Touch ID

They showed in the demonstration how it learns your face even if you wear glasses or change hair. Makeup will, therefore, not interfere.

Face ID unlock require at least one extra process.

For Touch ID, it can be press Home button + place finger on the button (effectively one single action)

Or

place the finger on the Touch ID and raise the phone (OK, we count it 2 steps)

For Face ID, you have to wake up the screen first + face ID unlock + swipe. Always 3 steps.

 

[sniffies]

Compare this:

Touch ID unlocking as fast as 0.25 seconds

Face ID unlocking: as slow as 3 seconds

 

[AppleZombie]

It says on the home screen that you need to press to unlock when using touch ID.

You press and unlock at the same time in one motion.