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Why don't Face id fully opens the iPhone?
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Because lock screen notifications??????????? It would just bypass them if that was the case.
It may be a security feature. For example, let's say you raised your phone up to check the time/notifications/date it would be annoying for the phone to unlock completely. Instead the way Apple has it, you can view your notifications without unlocking to the home screen.
It opens it too fast but often people just want to glance at the lock screen for the date/time/notifications
apple didnt do it for all ios 11 devices. even with touch ID you still have to press the home button after it recognizes your finger.
there is an option to auto open without pressing so maybe the iphone x will have this option as well.
I thought you could disable to press home button feature in accessibility or something.
This feature paired with Raise to Wake is the perfect solution. Raise the phone to check if you have notifications. If you want to go to the homescreen you just rest your finger after the screen has turned on and you're done. Otherwise you can push the home button while the screen is off with a registered finger which takes you straight to the home screen.
Yeah, hard to see why it wouldn't be an option. I get the "check notifications" argument, but I promise you that a substantial subset of people would prefer that they just be taken straight to the home screen. Options are nice...
I absolutely agree options are nice. I’ve used a passcode for many years now so I don’t quite recall, but didn’t you always need to at least swipe to unlock even if you didn’t have a passcode? This seems similar.
Yes, press to unlock vs rest to unlock. The former is default behavior, the latter is my preference.
Yes, swiping was always required even without a passcode.
I just imagine myself at a meeting, with my phone face up and in a scenario where there isn't a swipe up motion that would probably mean my homescreen would be open and exposed for all around to see--including any messages that may come in since my face would always be hovering above it.
The Galaxy series requires you to look more directly at the smartphone, and so they can get away with it. I've tried facial recognition on the Note 8 and turned it off. It's insecure and tends to work only in moderately well lit rooms. I use the fingerprint scanner.
By all accounts, FaceID will work much better and at odd angles. I'll see.
The Galaxy series requires you to look more directly at the smartphone, and so they can get away with it. I've tried facial recognition on the Note 8 and turned it off. It's insecure and tends to work only in moderately well lit rooms. I use the fingerprint scanner.
By all accounts, FaceID will work much better and at odd angles. I'll see.