Just like Apple would never backtrack on a design like the old iPhone 4 using glass for the back of the case?
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WSJ Says iPhone X's Production Issues Due to Fewer 'Romeo' Than 'Juliet' Modules
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I disagree. Apple ditched TouchID on the X, in an effort to free up the screen from a touch sensor. If under-screen fingerprint sensing isn't reliable enough, it's not even an option to consider at this point. And putting the touch sensor on the back of the device is not a good user experience.
And your suggestion that adding features nobody wants is a classic case of people not knowing what they really want. Companies that design product based upon what consumers want (today) will forever be stuck in old technologies. General Motors is a perfect example of exactly this, in their consumer clinics where consumers tell them they want things just the way they're used to.
So you have to ask yourself. Would you prefer to be listening to music on an 8 track tape, or driving in a car that gets 10 mpg with no safety features, or any of the other changes that some company pushed ahead because they saw the potential?
Face ID isn't new. It's hand-me-down 2010 Microsoft Kinect technology from PrimeSense that Microsoft eventually dumped for a better internal implementation. Production delay is just a convenient excuse to buy time to fix the flaw that made Face ID fail on stage.
If you are referring to the keynote, then FaceID did not fail onstage! It worked as designed and perfectly. That fact is 'other' engineers had set up the device on stage. Face ID identified that it was not the correct user and locked the phone forcing a passcode. Just as it's supposed to. The error was that Craig did not reset the device after stage setup but before the keynote started.
if you watch this video at 7:40 mark, you'll see the same thing as what happened on stage during the demo..
..and if you watch the minute or so leading up to that point, you'll be able to see why or what actually happened..
(if you're actually curious about it.. if you just want to spew FUD then keep up the good work)
Yikes. I’ve had iPhone 5S/6/6SP/7P/8P and have never had that issue. Never heard anyone call Touch ID “annoying” either lmao.
What phone do you have?...
I predict actually that TouchID will not be back, and FaceID will be incorporated into the MacBook Pro line.
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I'm almost certain that they will ditch Touch ID. They put way to much effort into this tech to just go back to finger print.
I'm almost certain that they will ditch Touch ID. They put way to much effort into this tech to just go back to finger print.
This seems like really bad planning for people who are usually really good at those things. I think it failed and what you are saying is the story they are telling.
Ok, seriously, are we all so unclear on the concept. To unlock with FaceID you must look at your phone. To view a notification on your phone you must look at your phone. What do these two things have in common? You are looking at your phone. Where is the problem here? Are you imagining a scenario where you would unlock your phone and read notification in the reflection in the bus window? Because, otherwise, you're looking at your phone. Admittedly I have not been able to use FaceID yet but I am confident if I can see my phone's screen it will be able to see me and, well, problem solved.
Disagree. FaceID makes more sense on the iPad and MacBooks. With it coming to the phone first, it will definitely get added to those products in future models.
At least the part shortage monikers are good for a few laughs 
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They will probably come out with jumbo X next year. This is highly likely, no?
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They will probably come out with jumbo X next year. This is highly likely, no?
Touch ID will likely be retained for the next two years for the lower end iPhones. We may see it under a display, but that display will likely be an LCD not OLED display. Rumors indicated that it is much easier to implement under display Touch ID for LCDs. This will be an advance, providing the same screen sizes in smaller footprints, but not challenging Face ID. The iPhone 9 may have a size just slightly larger than the current SE. This would meet market demand for a smaller phone, making the SE superfluous, which is why we may not see a meaningful SE upgrade unless Apple wants to maintain a $349 entry price point.
I'd be more worried about the microwaves next to your head while you talk on it. People still talk on phones, right?
I'd be more worried about the microwaves next to your head while you talk on it. People still talk on phones, right?
Apple is determined to kill us. When they realized that the microwaves were ineffective, they came up with this IR face bombardment. Should do the trick.
You have obviously never done a tech demo. As someone who has let me assure you that anything that can go wrong, will. When demonstrating a product you will find bugs that have never appeared to you in daily use. It happens. A lot.