iPhone X Wait, so to unlock w/ Face ID, you need to look at it AND swipe up?

[flat five]

But what I'm saying is, why didn't they make it so that, you take your phone out of your pocket, look at it, and it wakes, unlocks, AND springs to the home screen?

Imagine how fast and free that is?

for the record.. and for you pocket people..

you can swipe up while the phone is in your pocket.. pull it out of your pocket and look at it.. and the phone will open to home screen.

like-- you can swipe up at least 10 seconds before unlocking the phone and it will still open to home screen.
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I appreciate the feedback, and I'm really glad you are happy with your new phone. But lets dial it back for a second. It's not about "time". It's about effort. Let's look at iPhone history.

First we had Swipe To Unlock. Had to press a button, then swipe. That's 2 actions.

Then we had Passcode. Had to press a button, then enter a code with four more button presses. That's 5 actions.

Then we had Touch ID. Had to press and hold a button. That's 1 action.

Now comes Face ID. Have to press a button. Have to raise the phone to the correct position. Have to swipe. That's 2 or 3 actions.

It's not about speed. It's about effort. After a decade the trade-off of security vs. convenience was down to 1 action with Touch ID and with facial recognition it could have finally been down to 0 actions. Instead it's 2 actions. And 80x a day that really sucks.

this forum has been arguing about the number of steps required for this&that and faceIDvstouchID for over a month.. exactly what you're doing right now..

i'm telling you-- all of these types of arguments are an exercise in futility.. they aren't relevant to using either touchID or faceID..

they are the wrong arguments

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wait to you get your X.. use it for 1/2 day or so.. and come up with some new type of argument for touchID vs FaceID if you insist...

but you'll very soon find out-- the number of steps each one takes doesn't translate at all into actual usages.

 

[jecapaga]

Face ID just works. Seamless experience. Love the phone, swiping up is no more of a chore than looking or feeling for the Touch ID “button”. Improved user experience in my opinion. Smaller form factor than the Plus I am coming from while losing nothing.

 

[karmamule]

Face ID just works. Seamless experience. Love the phone, swiping up is no more of a chore than looking or feeling for the Touch ID “button”. Improved user experience in my opinion. Smaller form factor than the Plus I am coming from while losing nothing.

Now that I’m actually using it I think it’s great. Most of the time when I unlock I have notifications I want to read first so I like that it lets me do that and then I can swipe up.

 

[Cashmonee]

I really like the way it is setup currently. If I want to see my notifications I just wake the screen and wait for the unlock for the notification to appear. From there I can swipe up if I want to get into the home screen. On the other hand, if I know I want to go straight to the home screen, I just swipe up right away and it unlocks as that happens. It is not like you have to wait for it to unlock before you swipe. The experience is far better than the home button.

 

[jecapaga]

Now that I’m actually using it I think it’s great. Most of the time when I unlock I have notifications I want to read first so I like that it lets me do that and then I can swipe up.

Which probably helps with battery life where you can look at your phone, see notifications, but not have the phone fully engaged/on. Great device.

 

[DiveKitty]

I appreciate the feedback, and I'm really glad you are happy with your new phone. But lets dial it back for a second. It's not about "time". It's about effort. Let's look at iPhone history.

First we had Swipe To Unlock. Had to press a button, then swipe. That's 2 actions.

Then we had Passcode. Had to press a button, then enter a code with four more button presses. That's 5 actions.

Then we had Touch ID. Had to press and hold a button. That's 1 action.

Now comes Face ID. Have to press a button. Have to raise the phone to the correct position. Have to swipe. That's 2 or 3 actions.

It's not about speed. It's about effort. After a decade the trade-off of security vs. convenience was down to 1 action with Touch ID and with facial recognition it could have finally been down to 0 actions. Instead it's 2 actions. And 80x a day that really sucks.

Except I don’t have to “press a button” or “raise phone to correct position”. I have unlocked it several times today with it sitting on my desk or my lap or beside me on chair arm. I just have my face in vicinity and swipe. And not swipe with much effort either.

 

[iModFrenzy]

Welp just by title I knew I could expect a battlefield

It depends on you, you're the only one deciding if it’s convienent. There is no ‘better’. Try each device out and decide. Simple!

 

[hobart9579]

The Note 8 and current version of TouchWiz are excellent. Worth another try. Apple is in a funk. Steve Jobs knew what we wanted before we knew. Cook has no clue.

Actually, FaceID is just that. Everyone was complaining about it saying that they didn’t want it but after they used it realized how amazing it was. This is Apple telling us what we need once again and in a big way. Such a big away that they removed the old technology completely from the device! This is a big win for Apple.

 

[upnorth85]

I like face ID, but would have still preferred it to go to home screen without the effort of an extra swipe. As an industrial engineer I see this as a wasteful motion.

 

[hobart9579]

I like face ID, but would have still preferred it to go to home screen without the effort of an extra swipe. As an industrial engineer I see this as a wasteful motion.

But what if you just want to check your notifications. I think you’re counting FaceID as an action when in actuality the only action is a swipe (no extra swipe) to get to your homescreen. It’s basically like turning off your password completely. If you were to do that, you’d still have to swipe to get to your homescreen.

 

[Vivian125]

Was I the only one under the impression that FaceID would just mean, you pick up your phone, look at it, and it unlocks automatically to the home screen???

That's not how it works? Why do we also have to swipe up?

Yes however FACE ID seems not to work all the time if you're wearing a makeup, vs without makeup. Especially if you wear too much foundation or draw a lines on your face like on your eyebrow its kinda not working

 

[testcard]

It should work for you as it’s based on creating a depth map of your face and should be able to adjust for wearing makeup.
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208108

 

[hobart9579]

Except I don’t have to “press a button” or “raise phone to correct position”. I have unlocked it several times today with it sitting on my desk or my lap or beside me on chair arm. I just have my face in vicinity and swipe. And not swipe with much effort either.

Exactly! FaceID is not an action. That’s what people are not getting (me included before I got my X). The only thing you do is swipe up and you’re at your homescreen. It’s the same as if you turned your password completely off on your phone.

 

[mib1800]

Exactly! FaceID is not an action. That’s what people are not getting (me included before I got my X). The only thing you do is swipe up and you’re at your homescreen. It’s the same as if you turned your password completely off on your phone.

The different is you have to position your head instead of your thumb. An obvious giveaway that you are trying to unlock discretely.

 

[geta]

Yes however FACE ID seems not to work all the time if you're wearing a makeup, vs without makeup. Especially if you wear too much foundation or draw a lines on your face like on your eyebrow its kinda not working

Maybe it will force womens that using the X to use less makeup and look more natural and less like a clowns.

 

[mattysmith118]

Was I the only one under the impression that FaceID would just mean, you pick up your phone, look at it, and it unlocks automatically to the home screen???

That's not how it works? Why do we also have to swipe up?

I personally like to look at my notifications on the lock screen and maybe reply to some there.

But I think they should of added an option in settings for personal choice

 

[upnorth85]

But what if you just want to check your notifications. I think you’re counting FaceID as an action when in actuality the only action is a swipe (no extra swipe) to get to your homescreen. It’s basically like turning off your password completely. If you were to do that, you’d still have to swipe to get to your homescreen.

I get my notifications on my Apple Watch. So I generally have to tap my x, then look at it. Then Swipe up to get to home screen. With the 7+ I would just put my finger to wake up and sign in, and press it again to go to home without lifting the finger. So the X definitely hasextra steps

 

[BvizioN]

Why do I get the feeling that all people complaining about Face ID here don't even own an iPhone X?

 

[Pez555]

I had the same initial question as the OP when I first saw it in action, however upon using it I wouldn’t like it to automatically open as I often just want to glance at the notifications on the lock screen. Having it open would mean I would then need to lock it again which would be annoying.

Plus I really enjoy the fact that you can’t see the details of the notification until you look at the phone to authenticate Face ID. Think that’s a great feature.

 

[Gryzor]

Was I the only one under the impression that FaceID would just mean, you pick up your phone, look at it, and it unlocks automatically to the home screen???

That's not how it works? Why do we also have to swipe up?

Perhaps it's so we can read notifications first? Perhaps you'd have been better suggesting an OS improvement whereby we can select what happens upon unlocking:

- Straight to home always
- Straight to lock always
- Only go to lock if there are notifications

Simple, just software. Get over it.

 

[hobart9579]

I get my notifications on my Apple Watch. So I generally have to tap my x, then look at it. Then Swipe up to get to home screen. With the 7+ I would just put my finger to wake up and sign in, and press it again to go to home without lifting the finger. So the X definitely hasextra steps

That’s a good point! I get them on my AppleWatch too but I still think it’s convenient when I want to just click on one from the lock screen and have it go right to that article/page. This was never a smooth action with touch and sometimes force clicking the notification and then using Touch would fail (at least for me). I think Apple should add a remove swipe up option to the settings. You’re not alone in wanting this. I read it’s the number one request.

 

[Ralfi]

Looking at this at 2:02

it's hard not to agree that unlocking straight to the Home screen is pretty nifty.

I'd like to think Apple would implement this in future, for when you don't have notifications.

 

[boltjames]

It's not about speed. It's about effort. After a decade the trade-off of security vs. convenience was down to 1 action with Touch ID and with facial recognition it could have finally been down to 0 actions. Instead it's 2 actions. And 80x a day that really sucks.

Why do I get the feeling that all people complaining about Face ID here don't even own an iPhone X?

Guilty as charged.

Here on Day 12 of iPhone X ownership, Face ID is terrific.

I was wrong.

 

[BvizioN]

Guilty as charged.

Here on Day 12 of iPhone X ownership, Face ID is terrific.

I was wrong.

Glad to see someone so honest.

 

[boltjames]

Guilty as charged.

Here on Day 12 of iPhone X ownership, Face ID is terrific.

I was wrong.

I have a net worth of $10M so humility comes easily.