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Hello everyone! Longtime MacRumors lurker, first time poster here…but been with Apple/Mac for a long time. (My first Mac was a Performa 6116CD!) Anyhow…I’m faced with the sobering reality that my iPhone SE (Gen2) is not going to live forever. I have long resisted FaceID, as I like the tactile...

As I explain in another thread, my phone's FaceID doesn't work in sunshine. A senior Apple support person suspects it's because my battery's health in 76%. Can battery degradation affect whether features work? Does this sound likely? I always thought battery degradation was only about having...

I went to set up FACEID on my iPhone 15 PM and I remember on past phones it always made me roll my head twice. Today on the 15 PM is just made me do it once (head roll) Anyone else? Did they change the setup method?

I just put macOS 14 beta 5 on my work computer for testing. After some poking around to fix an Extension Attribute issue in Jamf Pro, I stumbled across a change in macOS 14's bioutil. Apple had renamed "Touch ID functionality" to "Biometrics functionality". I am hoping this means Face ID coming...

I've got FaceID on my phone but every 4-5 days or so I'll be trying to pay for something in a shop and it will suddenly insist on having my passcode instead. And I've got 'unlock with my watch' turned on as well. It still wants the code. I'm a bit paranoid about entering my passcode in public...

Will FaceID on iPhones work if a third party tries to repair or replace the parts with non-genuine parts or any of the FaceID parts get damaged, or tampered with?

Hi everyone! I just wanna know if I am the only one experiencing this problem with face ID and apple watch unlock feature. I am using the regular iPhone 13 and apple watch SE by the way. “Face ID with a mask” and “Unlock with apple watch” features turned on. I noticed the problem when my...

All, I'm sticking with my iPhone 8 plus. We (the big international we) will have masks for at least three more years. 13 has nothing more but for high-end users. You go!... Bloomberg says weakest upgrade yet. Nothing wrong with face ID, but c'mon. The world has changed. We need a phone adapted...

Hi all, my iPhone 11 Pro suddenly started to unlock via FaceID while wearing a mask. Currently I know of only two workaround how to do that: Using an Apple Watch or the unofficial FaceID scan with half face/ half mask. I have neither an Apple Watch nor did I do the FaceID mask scan, yet I'm...

We all know that Apple had tried waterproof technology on iPhone 6 before it officially announced that iPhone 7 is water-resistant. This just got me to think that maybe Apple has always tested its innovative technologies in its current generations to test their features and then release the next...

Something I was concerned about prior to upgrading was the ability to unlock the new iPads while lying flat on a desk. I use mine a lot for note taking, using TouchID made accessing the locked device easy, wherever it lay on the desk. I’m pleasantly surprised at how well FaceID unlocks from...

It's been crossing my mind but I find it funny that the cameras on our iPhones are miles ahead of the ones that come with our MacBooks and iMacs. You would think that the cameras would be on par or even better on the Macs because they have more room to work with. I really hope the next updates...

Looking for some advice. Just received my XS Max, my first FaceID phone, and was wondering what is the most secure way to set up. I don't have anything to hide on my phone, but in these days where officials can and do force people to open their phones for inspection if they have used TouchID...

Any iPhone X owner knows how frustrating it is when their phone is landscape orientation and you must rotate your phone to unlock with your face! I was wondering if this is a definite hardware issue (meaning it would be introduced as a feature of a new generation of iPhone) or COULD this be a...

So I encountered a strange bug that took me a while to figure out (and completely stumped apple tech support). I noticed in the last several weeks my iPhone X wasn’t working at Apple Pay terminals around town that it previously had no issue with. I initially chalked it up to flakey terminals...

Hello everybody! I've recently noticed that whenever I open the MacRumors forum page, FaceID activates without doing anything. It doesn't happen while I'm logging in, in fact, I never logged in with my phone. What is the cause for this?

Hello, Yes, I am one of those people who purchased an iPhone 8 Plus on Launch Day and Friday upgraded to the iPhone X. Amazing how quickly the lack of the Home Button and Touch ID became a non-issue. A few questions I'm sure many of you have encountered. I had Touch ID access with my bank...

Can someone give tips on optimal setup for faceid? It's extremely frustrating how often faceid is failing to recognize me. i've redone setup like 10 times already. the biggest problem seems to be it only works in the conditions i did the original setup. These are some of the things that make...

Hey guys, am trying to wrap my head around as to why authenticating via TouchID to expand notifications are not available for iPhone 8 and older devices? I mean, that’s basically the same premise right? Apple’s actually halfway there when they introduced and option in Accessibility to remain on...

I'm seeing a lot of mixed reviews about Face ID compared to Touch ID and a lot of people saying they prefer Touch ID. I am curious to why? From past devices Touch ID was far from perfect for me. Most of the time it wouldn't work and thats with 4 fingerprints set up 2 on each thumb. This is...