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iPhone X Is it me, or does Face ID suck? [MERGED]

saxman211

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So I have to be honest... I finally broke down and got the iPhone X... I'm coming from a 5s... So it was kind of overdue for me to get a new phone... While I think the new iPhone X is cool... I have to admit ID is pretty horrible compared to the touch ID. It's a step backwards. There were so many situations where it was easy to open my phone with Touch ID, where it's hard to open it with Face ID. And there are a too many situations where I just can't open the phone at all (because it doesn't recognize me...) unless I use my password... I'm disappointed... Is apple really getting rid of touch ID forever? Or are they going to introduce it back into the glass of the next iPhone? Also, can this face ID be improved with a software update? Or am I stuck with it like it is?
 
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Touch ID is not rumored for any iPhone future models and they have stated Face ID is their future.

No, Apple is not using touch ID under the display, Craig Federighi Confirmed they already experimented with that and that was Plan B, and Face ID was the primary option.

However:

Being you just purchased your iPhone X, Face ID does progressively become better through the machine learning process, when it reverts to your password, it does _re-learn_ your face, which should increase the success rate of unlocking your iPhone.

Also, What you can do, is disable attention awareness, and that will allow Face ID to not search for your eyes when unlocking your phone.
 
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saxman211 said:
So I have to be honest... I finally broke down and got the iPhone X... I'm coming from a 5s... So it was kind of overdue for me to get a new phone... While I think the new iPhone X is cool... I have to admit ID is pretty horrible compared to the touch ID. It's a step backwards. There were so many situations where it was easy to open my phone with Touch ID, where it's hard to open it with Face ID. And there are a too many situations where I just can't open the phone at all (because it doesn't recognize me...) unless I use my password... I'm disappointed... Is apple really getting rid of touch ID forever? Or are they going to introduce it back into the glass of the next iPhone? Also, can this face ID be improved with a software update? Or am I stuck with it like it is?
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It sucks, I’m always having to put in my passcode, everything is slower.
 
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Honestly it seems a bit creepy to me and is the major sticking point stopping me from thinking seriously about the X as an upgrade... I guess as it’s what’s on offer for the foreseeable future models I have to weigh up using a passcode or leaving iPhones behind altogether against my dislike of the tech.
 
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saxman211 said:
So I have to be honest... I finally broke down and got the iPhone X... I'm coming from a 5s... So it was kind of overdue for me to get a new phone... While I think the new iPhone X is cool... I have to admit ID is pretty horrible compared to the touch ID. It's a step backwards. There were so many situations where it was easy to open my phone with Touch ID, where it's hard to open it with Face ID. And there are a too many situations where I just can't open the phone at all (because it doesn't recognize me...) unless I use my password... I'm disappointed... Is apple really getting rid of touch ID forever? Or are they going to introduce it back into the glass of the next iPhone? Also, can this face ID be improved with a software update? Or am I stuck with it like it is?
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I wouldn’t rule out a faulty FaceID sensor. The amount of difficulty you’re having is abnormal.
 
I love mine. Occasionally when I'm laying down in bed with the lights off it fails but that being said when my finger was wet or had a glove on etc my TouchID wouldn't work either, so neither is perfect.. however my FaceID fail rate is MUCH lower. It's seriously awesome how it hides notifications too until you unlock it with your face.
 
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I wouldn’t say that it sucks, but I like Touch ID and would prefer that on the X. It’s so annoying having to hold it just right to get it to open. I have to enter my password at least five times a day. Not as reliable for me.
 
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saxman211 said:
So I have to be honest... I finally broke down and got the iPhone X... I'm coming from a 5s... So it was kind of overdue for me to get a new phone... While I think the new iPhone X is cool... I have to admit ID is pretty horrible compared to the touch ID. It's a step backwards. There were so many situations where it was easy to open my phone with Touch ID, where it's hard to open it with Face ID. And there are a too many situations where I just can't open the phone at all (because it doesn't recognize me...) unless I use my password... I'm disappointed... Is apple really getting rid of touch ID forever? Or are they going to introduce it back into the glass of the next iPhone? Also, can this face ID be improved with a software update? Or am I stuck with it like it is?
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https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-x-users-do-you-miss-touch-id.2089869/

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...hone-x-but-touch-id-is-faster-period.2085897/
 
The Touch ID on my iPhone 8 Plus almost never fails I love it so fast.

But Face ID may be a bit slower but let’s be real it’s a first world problem. You’ll get used to it.
 
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saxman211 said:
So I have to be honest... I finally broke down and got the iPhone X... I'm coming from a 5s... So it was kind of overdue for me to get a new phone... While I think the new iPhone X is cool... I have to admit ID is pretty horrible compared to the touch ID. It's a step backwards. There were so many situations where it was easy to open my phone with Touch ID, where it's hard to open it with Face ID. And there are a too many situations where I just can't open the phone at all (because it doesn't recognize me...) unless I use my password... I'm disappointed... Is apple really getting rid of touch ID forever? Or are they going to introduce it back into the glass of the next iPhone? Also, can this face ID be improved with a software update? Or am I stuck with it like it is?
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Just return it. Why put yourself through the horror, just return it.

If mine did not work I would return mine but it works 99% of the time.
 
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Yogosans14 said:
But Face ID may be a bit slower but let’s be real it’s a first world problem. You’ll get used to it.
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True, others on tech forums tend to be overly particular about Face ID or inappropriately compare touch ID to Face ID , which they are two different forms of biometric security, but face ID isn’t something that can’t improve, because it will over time, as does most technological things related.
 
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... I have to admit ID is pretty horrible compared to the touch ID. It's a step backwards.....Is apple really getting rid of touch ID forever?
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I hear your pain. I struggle with FaceID as well. As far as I am concerned, this version of FaceID is not superior to Gen2 of TouchID. I wish many times that Apple had stuck with implementing TouchID under the display as they were heavily rumored to do, and gave FaceID another year or two of development. But yes, TouchID will be a forgotten feature on all 2018 iPhone's.
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It’s you...
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Maybe, but doubtful.
 
I'd say it works about 95% of the time, for me. In a well lit environment, it never fails. In low light conditions I've had a couple of instances where I had to type in my pin. However, it has also worked just about every time when it's pitch black in my bedroom and I put the phone in front of my face. It's been pretty amazing really.

Coming from the Pixel 2 XL with a blazing fast fingerprint scanner, I've actually been quite impressed with the iPhone X face ID. My only gripe is that it's often quite slow to unlock, compared to the Pixels fingerprint scanner. But I think with some software tweaks, Apple can improve the unlock time.
 
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