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

[Falhófnir]

I second your opinions, FaceID has been more reliable and more effortless than TouchID. I don't have to hold the phone awkwardly when unlocking with FaceID and its fast and accurate 95-98% of the time.

I think on the MacBook Pro lineup TouchID will be phased out as when they introduce the next gen design, and they can incorporate FaceID hardware into the screen.

Frankly I'd rather they got rid of the FT camera altogether and reduced the footprint/ bezels of the machine in line with what other manufacturers are doing. Video calling makes more sense on a phone or tablet to me and they've already made a lot of functionality an add on by dongle so why not this too?

 

[OTACORB]

Frankly I'd rather they got rid of the FT camera altogether and reduced the footprint/ bezels of the machine in line with what other manufacturers are doing. Video calling makes more sense on a phone or tablet to me and they've already made a lot of functionality an add on by dongle so why not this too?

Yeah, good luck with that!

 

[Painter2002]

Frankly I'd rather they got rid of the FT camera altogether and reduced the footprint/ bezels of the machine in line with what other manufacturers are doing. Video calling makes more sense on a phone or tablet to me and they've already made a lot of functionality an add on by dongle so why not this too?

I’d second that movement as well, but knowing the current industry, I don’t think that’ll happen for a bit (although I could be wrong!).

 

[Zaft]

I would say the only downside to Face ID is the inability to unlock it when the phone is on a desk.

 

[CTHarrryH]

In the over 1 year with face-id I think it has "failed" maybe twice. With touch-id on my iPad it fails more than once a day. I would not buy anything again that has touch-id

 

[sean000]

I've had my iPhone X for over a year, and use it alongside an iPad Pro with TouchID all day long. I've thought FaceID was more convenient from the beginning, and after more than a year I feel even more strongly. Of course both methods have their situations where they are not practical, but for the situations I find myself in FaceID works more reliably and in more situations than TouchID.

 

[eyeseeyou]

It doesn't suck it just isn't as fast as the finger ID and forces a stupid notch to be on my screen.

 

[44267547]

I would say the only downside to Face ID is the inability to unlock it when the phone is on a desk.

I wouldn’t say that’s the only ‘downside’, it’s been mentioned many times that even when laying down, when the face is relaxed with the muscles, Face ID has a problem recognizing the user, which it won’t unlock and requires the passcode. That I would say is also the other drawback.

 

[smoking monkey]

I second your opinions, FaceID has been more reliable and more effortless than TouchID. I don't have to hold the phone awkwardly when unlocking with FaceID and its fast and accurate 95-98% of the time.

I think on the MacBook Pro lineup TouchID will be phased out as when they introduce the next gen design, and they can incorporate FaceID hardware into the screen.

Agree. The beach wreaks havoc on my fingerprints. I had to redo touch ID after spending a few days at the beach as the success rate fell off a cliff. And I have around 3-4 extended stays at a beach every year, so having to redo touch ID every time was a PITA.

FaceID on a Mac would be great. In fact, I may wait until the MBP gets it before upgrading. That's how much of a difference I reckon it would make. I wonder if they will release a wireless keyboard with Touch ID built in for iMac or Mac mini??? I'd like to think that is surely being worked on as we speak.

 

[valinda]

I like Face ID better, even if it’s a little slower than Touch ID.

 

[HEK]

I wouldn’t say that’s the only ‘downside’, it’s been mentioned many times that even when laying down, when the face is relaxed with the muscles, Face ID has a problem recognizing the user, which it won’t unlock and requires the passcode. That I would say is also the other drawback.

I don’t experience problem lying down. Have you tried teaching it lying down? I did not have to do so, but I did make sure when I taught it my face I got some up angle views.

 

[yukari]

Just got an XR. Face ID seem to work a lot faster than Touch ID for me.

 

[Conan86]

I still very much prefer Touch ID over Face ID.. even Apple Pay is so much more cumbersome now, it felt so seamless with Touch ID...

 

[eyeseeyou]

Just got an XR. Face ID seem to work a lot faster than Touch ID for me.

I don’t know. You literally have to take more steps to unlock your iPhone with Face ID.

With the fingerprint scanner you can unlock the phone before you even look at it.

 

[LarryJoe33]

I have to enter my passcode significantly more often than I did with touch ID. I had the X and now the XS Max and it is the same for both. What I miss the most is not having to pick my phone up to unlock it, such as when it is lying flat on a conference room table during a meeting. It also does not work in a car dock even though the phone is staring right at me while I dive. Yes, I have disabled require attention. Definitely needs improvement. It's cool and all, but my 1.5 year assessment of the functionality isn't what I thought or even claimed it to be when I boasted about it after setting up my X.

 

[AlexJoda]

I would say the only downside to Face ID is the inability to unlock it when the phone is on a desk.

But that is a big downside and even a bigger one for the iPad Pros because they are on a desk most of the time....

 

[mrochester]

In the over 1 year with face-id I think it has "failed" maybe twice. With touch-id on my iPad it fails more than once a day. I would not buy anything again that has touch-id

It's amazing how cumbersome it is to place your finger on the Touch ID sensor on an iPad when you are used to FaceID on an iPhone. The new iPad Pros are almost worth it alone for the Face ID.

 

[0906742]

I think Face ID is awesome and very much prefer it over Touch ID. Only thing I hope would be direct access to home screen if there are no new notifications, that would make it more usable. For me Face ID just seems to work much more reliable. In my iPad 2018 Touch ID works maybe 2 out of 10 times, and in my previous iPhones it was maybe 8 times out of 10.

 

[sean000]

It's amazing how cumbersome it is to place your finger on the Touch ID sensor on an iPad when you are used to FaceID on an iPhone. The new iPad Pros are almost worth it alone for the Face ID.

I agree... I really look forward to FaceID on the iPad. I have a 9.7 inch iPad Pro that is the device I take to meetings and out in the field. When I need to use the iPad it is either in my lap or I'm staring right at it while it is on the table, so I don't think FaceID will be a problem. When my iPad is on a conference table it is propped up at an angle so I can see and use it more easily. I never use it in that context with it lying flat on the table. If it's flat on the table the cover is also closed.

I haven't encountered the table issue with my iPhone X much either, because my iPhone is always in a pocket or bag. It's rarely just sitting on my desk or table. If I do have it on my desk it is usually sitting in a stand and FaceID works fine. In fact it's kind of nice to see a notification come, look at the phone, and it just shows me the notification without me having to touch the phone. I can keep my hands on my desktop computer keyboard.

I suppose part of my behavior is related to the fact that I also wear an Apple Watch, which means I don't rely on my iPhone as a source of information I view at a glance. I use my watch for that. If I didn't wear the Apple Watch, I could see it being more important for me to keep the iPhone on the desk or table in front of me so I could glance at notifications and other information. I remember doing that in the years before I had the watch.

 

[Applefan2015]

Like all technology, sometimes it works, sometimes it don’t

 

[HEK]

Like all technology, sometimes it works, sometimes it don’t

Won’t autonomous vehicles be fun!

Reboot at 70 mph on freeway curve.

 

[eyeseeyou]

It's amazing how cumbersome it is to place your finger on the Touch ID sensor on an iPad when you are used to FaceID on an iPhone. The new iPad Pros are almost worth it alone for the Face ID.

So you feel it’s easier to hover over or lift up and iPad to make sure it’s in front of your face instead of placing your finger on a button to unlock an iPad?

 

[Raist3001]

I really do like FaceID when I am using my phone and I need to authenticate within an app. It's seamless at this point. And funny enough, for me, I rarely have a failure. I loathe FaceID as an unlock mechanism. It constantly fails for me where TouchID rarely did.

I am looking forward to FaceID on my next iPad Pro purchase. I use my current iPad Pro like a laptop with apples smart keyboard. And in this orientation, I do wish I had FaceID, especially when I need to authenticate within an app.

 

[eyeseeyou]

I really do like FaceID when I am using my phone and I need to authenticate within an app. It's seamless at this point. And funny enough, for me, I rarely have a failure. I loathe FaceID as an unlock mechanism. It constantly fails for me where TouchID rarely did.

This actually is how I feel about faceid. Love it for authentication on websites and such and hate it for unlocking. Well hate is a strong word more like feel it’s more inconvenient than a fingerprint scanner.

 

[janeauburn]

Agree. Face ID is too slow.