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Other UK iPhone (2017) X(Ten)/8/8+ Pre-Orders and Dispatch Thread
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Personally I wouldn’t write out Face ID out of any of the apps I’m involved with.
Although as mentioned earlier in the thread I could see a use case in terms of banks. If twins/lookalikes can fool the system (even in a small percentage) it could be useful not to use it and rely on older authentication methods that are more secure. Remember banks don’t tend to just use passwords, they use passwords along with a code generated from a small device where you must use your bank card and PIN to identify yourself. Clunky but secure.
Nothing yet just says expected delivery 3rd. I would think we would see some movement today if that’s true.
Orders are live for me using the app, though i've not tried to do so as I have an apple store order.
Edit: I see, it just gets caught in a spin when I click 'buy now'.
Hope you strike some luck ordering one eventually.
That was my thinking too. I think I’ll just put it straight on the phone out of the box and see if FaceID/Camera seems any different to the YouTube reviews out now. I don’t like the screen protectors with the notch cut out completely, think they’ll look weird.
Yes. My payment cleared without a problem but since then by card’s been declined everytime. Will call them today probably.
I think the Apple 3rd Nov deliveries have shipped from China but have not been trackable. I as understand it, Preparing for shipment is flagged when your address label is printed i.e. you can't edit a printed label. This happened on Friday, with the labels being stuck on boxed iPhones in China and were then shipped in bulk. We will see dispatched when they are scanned in Hinckley, likely tomorrow. We can check the production dates using the serial number checker, but I suspect ours were manufactured after the ones available for pick up in stores.
For those who have ordered(not reserved) for collection from store - do you expect to have a long wait time? I had issues with the app recognising my address so decided on collection from Regent street store. Really hope i won't have to wait around too much given I have already paid for the device.
When I got my six, I was in and out in 5 minutes - they asked if I wanted help setting it up, but didn't want that!
That thread is going to get more testy come Friday lol
Just hope I get my dispatched soon otherwise I will worry lol
I can understand the frustration people have with ordering from a carrier though. They don't want to be honest and say it's likely you won't get one, as people will just go elsewhere, and they don't want to upset Apple by telling it like it is as they fear not being part of the next launch. Also, generally comms around orders are poor from most carriers.
The current bank apps I use ask if you have more than one person enrolled on the device to use Touch ID before it enables it, I'm sure they could also ask if you have an identical twin for face ID. If you lie for either then liability is moved to you. (If you have someone else with their fingers enrolled and you tell the app you do it won't enable Touch ID)
Mine still says 3rd for delivery, but we will see. That thread will get really lively if we all start getting dispatch notifications and others dont. What is your name on the forum?
Having worked in security with many of my customers being banks, I can assure you that with the latest penalties and negative press that would follow, and with the current regulations getting stricter and stricter all the time, with many more regulations like GDPR coming into effect, if the bank's risk assessments or maturity models are negatively affected by something like FaceID, it won't matter that 99.7% of the population will be inconvenienced, they will remove it. It's up to the banks to do this assessment and see where it puts them. Certainly in the short term I can see some banks removing it first and then adding it back in later if necessary
