What if someone steals my iPhone X and unbeknownst to me, unlocks it with my face?

[KGB7]

No good deed.....

Also, OP, besides the growing sarcasm and rage you admitted yourself you got several good answers including me saying use a passcode since page 1. So, storming off and saying we somehow won by forcing you out before you got what you needed doesnt even make sense.

Unless there was another level to your scenario... maybe something with lasers?

Sharks with lasers?

 

[andyp350]

I'm just waiting for the "what if someone surgically removes my face in my sleep to steal and gain access to my iPhone X" thread to appear next. Jeez if you're that worried about people at work seeing stuff on your phone just keep it in your car, or in your pocket. Or just don't use FaceID at all.

 

[Dmal99]

I'm just waiting for the "what if someone surgically removes my face in my sleep to steal and gain access to my iPhone X" thread to appear next. Jeez if you're that worried about people at work seeing stuff on your phone just keep it in your car, or in your pocket. Or just don't use FaceID at all.

NOW we know the point of that movie FACE/OFF - John Woo, ahead of his time again.

 

[BeeGood]

No good deed.....

Also, OP, besides the growing sarcasm and rage you admitted yourself you got several good answers including me saying use a passcode since page 1. So, storming off and saying we somehow won by forcing you out before you got what you needed doesnt even make sense.

Unless there was another level to your scenario... maybe something with lasers?

I literally said to use a password on the first page (post #21). He never even acknowledged it until someone else brought it up for a second time on page 2.

The only reason this thread wasn’t “productive” was because he was too consumed with being upset with a handful of snarky posts.

 

[Dmal99]

I literally said to use a password on the first page (post #21). He never even acknowledged it until someone else brought it up for a second time on page 2.

The only reason this thread wasn’t “productive” was because he was too consumed with being upset with the handful of snarky posts.

To be fair, I only really got snarky after he ignored my "use a passcode" solution twice, like he ignored yours.

"what if I'm crying at work again and my co worker uses my tears of loneliness to short circuit my iphone face Id...."

 

[TruBleu]

How close does the phone need to be to your face to unlock it?

From Craig's interview with Tech Crunch.....
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/15/i...answers-some-burning-questions-about-face-id/

Another common question is about what kind of angles and distances you can be at in relation to your iPhone to get it to unlock.

“It’s quite similar to the ranges you’d be at if you put your phone in front-facing camera mode [to take a picture],” says Federighi. Once your space from eyes to mouth come into view that would be the matching range — it can work at fairly extreme angles — if it’s down low because your phone is in your lap it can unlock it as long as it can see those features. Basically, If you’re using your phone across a natural series of angles it can unlock it.”

 

[BobZune]

See above. I may not necessarily personally be terribly concerned, but I'd think Apple should be?

Apple IS, and does what they reasonably can to mitigate such risks. If you can think this issue in a few minutes, don't you want to give credit to people who do this for a living?

 

[Gathomblipoob]

These posts need to stop. There are a million what if situations. Yes, any of these things can happen. Someone could put a gun to your head and make you put in a passcode. How is Apple supposed to prevent this? They can't. Is it their responsibility to prevent this? No. Don't buy the phone if you are this worried about it.

What if John Travolta and Nicholas Cage stole my face?!?!

 

[Zune55]

I can picture a situation, which I don't think would be very unrealistic.

What if someone comes into possession of my iPhone X without my knowledge, and then unlocks it with Face ID using my face all the while I am not aware of anything that happens? This would not happen with Touch ID because normally you would not touch (what you think is) someone else's phone, and even if you happen to touch your phone thinking it belongs to someone else (because the thief fools you into thinking it is not yours), the moment it unlocks, you'd realize it's yours. But with Face ID, the act necessary for unlocking (looking at the iPhone X) can be much less of a conscious act compared to what is necessary for Touch ID (touching the fingerprint sensor of the phone), so I'd think it would be much easier for a thief to unlock a Face ID phone without your knowledge than with a Touch ID phone.

For example, I may inadvertently leave my iPhone X on my desk at work to go to water cooler, a co-worker picks it up, and waves it in front of me. I don't know that she is holding my iPhone X, but I just unlocked my iPhone X for her, unaware.

Or what if a pickpocket pulls my iPhone X from my pocket without my knowledge, then stands next to me and unlocks it using my face when I glance at my iPhone X that the pickpocket is holding, thinking it belongs to the pickpocket?

Did I miss something from the presentation or any press releases or FAQs, or is this a legitimate concern?

First get the iphone then post this all this IF situations. Even if your iphone gets stolen you wont die without it. Work harder, save money and buy another iphone. People lose money and things more bigger and expensive than that.

 

[spoon72]

Can I assume that the X would have the option to just use pin? Problem solved ! Or just don't buy X .

 

[JoeyD74]

What if John Travolta and Nicholas Cage stole my face?!?!

I'd rather have my phone stolen than have to sit through that movie again