What will be Androids (Manufacturers) response and reaction to Apples Face ID?

[Puddled]

Phones blowing up? That was a year ago. Usually over the Spring and Summer we see Android uptick’s almost across the board as large numbers of customer are waiting for the next upcoming iPhone release—I’m quite surprised that iOS marketshare gained ground in the months immediately following the Galaxy releases. By all accounts, the S8 models were supposedly a resounding success. And if anything, that dip will get noticeably bigger over period immediately following the summer as that’s prime iPhone sales territory. Even with the likely reduced sales of the iPhone 8 compared to past releases, no other models will come close to iPhones, especially with the X about to be released.

Regardless, that’s not the point of the discussion. As @I7guy pointed out, if the headphone jack was such a necessity, we would’ve seen a drop in iPhone sales since the 7 was released. That simply not happening. And if FaceID actually works as Apple is proclaiming, you won’t see a mass migration because of the loss of the FP either. Hell, you know how often everyday I see people either using phones without any security or still just using 4-digit passcodes? All the time.

There are an awful lot of (i)phone users who refuse to use the FP scanner. I'm always struck at work regarding the number of ios users still using a 4 digit password which has me wondering if they would botnet with the $300 premium for Face ID

 

[widgeteer]

There are an awful lot of (i)phone users who refuse to use the FP scanner. I'm always struck at work regarding the number of ios users still using a 4 digit password which has me wondering if they would botnet with the $300 premium for Face ID

Probably because Face ID isn't the reason they would buy anything.

 

[jamesrick80]

There is no response needed but knowing Samsung. They will respond both with their own 3D Face recognition and the under the screen reader at the same time at least on the Note 9. You can't beat having both options. In fact, all these options in some form or less is already on Samsung devices just not in the best way although you will find at least one thats actually effective with your use cases since you have a choice unlike on the new iPhone X.

 

[AustinIllini]

I wouldn't expect much from Google right away. FaceID is frivolous in my opinion and used to replace a button that's already gone on most Android devices.