Yeah, unfortunately. Too small for me....otherwise it’s great! Waiting for x plus. How’s your, ff?
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iPhone X iPhone X users - do you miss Touch ID?
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Not at all, I actually like the new swipe gesture's on my new iPhone. I have adjusted to X very well and never going back.
2nd time I heard this. Not calling you a liar, but can you back this up? If this is true, this is good to know.
Yes
TouchID built into the display, that works on any part of the screen would be ideal. The only scenario where I prefer FaceID is when logging into accounts on websites that I have the password saved for
Edit: and notifications
TouchID built into the display, that works on any part of the screen would be ideal. The only scenario where I prefer FaceID is when logging into accounts on websites that I have the password saved for
Edit: and notifications
One of the things that I think is verrrrry promising about the X is that I think that the software/UI engineers have probably got a whole new slate to draw on. So if some of this stuff doesn't really work optimally today, I think there's much more promise now, post-X, that they can refine things. I suspect in five years we may look back at the X and say: that was a turn in the road, we are now on a different path.
ROFLMAO. Yeah. Every time I think: I'm gonna return this sucker and go back to my 7 (which is still sitting right here), I think: you're just buying time, and probably not very much. The iPhone 9 may be a further refinement of the 6-6S-7-8 product family, but it's almost certainly the last. So figure, unless you're really aggressive about using older hardware ( like my wife, ahem) within a couple of years we're all going to be using some development of the X, not a development of the 6. What could go wrong with that? Adverse market reception - not likely, though. More possible - cost barriers. If the cheapest Apple can deliver an X-like phone is $1K, maybe the X-line is a parallel product, not a replacement.
Touche!!!
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I find these responses very interesting. Some of us apparently did much better with TID, others are doing much better with FID. I would not have guessed that things would vary that much.
Please tell me what issues you are having, maybe I will face the same issue if I use like you.
This is exactly how Face ID functions according to the white paper released by Apple.
Face ID will periodically use successful scans of your face to add to the matrix. On failures to recognize, but then after a successful passcode entry and within a certain threshold, it will mesh those copies in to learn drastic changes faster.
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This is fair. And I agree. Touch ID really was and still is a staple in the iPhone security, which works very well. Face ID also works seamlessly where you don't have to think about it. And that's what Apple wants, they want you to use your iPhone without you having to think about how to unlock it or what steps, when it's already done for you by the time you access your home screen.
I find the watch harder to use for Apple Pay than the phone - I don't like that you have to twist your arm and stuff! But glad it's easy for you!
Not even one day in with my X and FaceID is already such a natural and obvious improvement over TouchID. I especially love how it works with web identification requests.
That's a good point. You don't have to take off your gloves now! One of the most annoying things with touch id!
I was also on the fence about it. But, it works great! You can set it also to open without direct looking with your eyes.
But I have it set that you must look st it with your eyes. Works in complete darkness too. That suprised me. Job well done on this. It will only get faster.
But I have it set that you must look st it with your eyes. Works in complete darkness too. That suprised me. Job well done on this. It will only get faster.
It’s going to sound minor, but doing the dishes has been a major motivator in being equipped with Face ID, and it’s crushed it. With wet hands I just couldn’t use Touch ID. Now it’s not an issue at all. Gestures work, I get to skip my tracks and carry on with the washing up.
https://images.apple.com/business/docs/FaceID_Security_Guide.pdf
"The following Face ID data is saved, encrypted only for use by the Secure Enclave, during normal operation:
• The mathematical representations of your face calculated during enrollment.
• The mathematical representations of your face calculated during some unlock attempts if Face ID deems them useful to augment future matching."
"To improve unlock performance and keep pace with the natural changes of your face and look, Face ID augments its stored mathematical representation over time. Upon successful unlock, Face ID may use the newly calculated mathematical representation—if its quality is sufficient—for a finite number of additional unlocks before that data is discarded. Conversely, if Face ID fails to recognize you, but the match quality is higher than a certain threshold and you immediately follow the failure by entering your passcode, Face ID takes another capture and augments its enrolled Face ID data with the newly calculated mathematical representation."