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Is TouchID 2 that much better than Touch ID 1?
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It will be fine
If anything I find the 2nd generation to be quick for me
If anything I find the 2nd generation to be quick for me
Put it this way, every single iPad, including the Pro's, use 1st Gen Touch ID.
It's awesome.
2nd gen is slightly quicker, but that doesn't mean 1st Gen is slow.
I hazard a guess that if Apple never told us the 6S had a "2nd gen" TouchID, no one would notice the difference. The speed would just be attributed to the phone itself.
It's awesome.
2nd gen is slightly quicker, but that doesn't mean 1st Gen is slow.
I hazard a guess that if Apple never told us the 6S had a "2nd gen" TouchID, no one would notice the difference. The speed would just be attributed to the phone itself.
1st gen is in no way slow. 2nd gen is just instant.
2nd gen is blazingly fast when unlocking the device, when comparing it with 1st gen. I can even see the animation of entering home screen without seeing lock screen sometimes. This is the most impressive part.
Other than that, both can work reliably.
Other than that, both can work reliably.
It is noticeably slower. In some ways it's good because you can use the home button to turn the screen on to look at the time more reliably - on a 6S it will often unlock too quickly.
It's like night and day.
I unlock my finger by just tapping the home button, whereas on the 5s I had to leave my finger on the home button for at least 2 seconds before it recognized it.
It also fails MUCH LESS than the 5s Touch ID sensor. It's ridiculous how accurate and fast it is now.
I unlock my finger by just tapping the home button, whereas on the 5s I had to leave my finger on the home button for at least 2 seconds before it recognized it.
It also fails MUCH LESS than the 5s Touch ID sensor. It's ridiculous how accurate and fast it is now.
Yup. I don't want to use Touch ID v1.0 again. Apple should have gave iPhone SE iPhone 6 Touch ID sensor at the very least, not leave it with original 5S Touch ID.
5s and 6 use the same generation TouchID (as do all the iPads including the latest Pro ones).
I'm sure most people know this but just in case I thought I'd share.
When you have your Touch ID set up go back into it and you can keep training it. When you hold the button it will keep learning your print so you can move your finger a little each time so that it learns more of you finger. Helps a lot with the recognition.
When you have your Touch ID set up go back into it and you can keep training it. When you hold the button it will keep learning your print so you can move your finger a little each time so that it learns more of you finger. Helps a lot with the recognition.
Agree 100% , the technology in gen 2 touch ID is not fully appreciated by most people on these forums. It is vastly superior to first gen.
I personally couldn't go back to a phone using first gen touch id, i would find it unusable
The iPhone 6 Touch ID has a higher dpi, so it's more secure. But it doesn't have the faster technology.
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I've only had to enter my passcode like 15 times excluding reboots.
Touch id 2.0 is fast and more reliable. Touch id 1.0 is slower, which is good so you can get a brief glance at notifications, but you have to retrain the sensor about every month or two as it "forgets" your fingerprint. It's really not a big deal as it only takes a few minutes to redo.
Never had to retrain anything nor known anyone that needed to across a few iPhones 5s and 6.
"Unusable" wow
That's an exaggeration OP.
TouchID 2 is a WORLD of difference from TouchID 1. It's lightning fast, compared to the old one on my 5s; in fact, I have to press my power button (instead of the Home button) when I just want to check the time on my 6s! I love it!
You must hate using your iPad then.
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Sounds like a fault.
This has never happened to me or anyone I know.