The reader (sensor) is not made by Apple. They can't improve it. But it is going to be a newer Qualcomm sensor.
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You might have to switch to Huawei then if Apple stops producing phones with FaceID.
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2020 iPhone Rumored to Have Under-Display Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner Supplied by Qualcomm
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ok so you’ll unlock it without looking at it. Then what? You’ll look at the phone after unlocking it. Why would you unlock the phone if you aren’t going to look at it. ??
It’s not like the Nokia’s of the 90’s where one could unlock and text away without looking at the phone. God I miss those days.
sometimes SIRI requires the phone to be unlocked to access personal things such as email. With touch ID , I can reach over, touch the ID button to unlock phone without picking it up off my desk to allow SIRI to read new emails to me
So, all this time I've been doing it wrong? Using the phone without looking at it, typing without looking at keyboard, shifting gears without looking at shifter, accelerating/braking without looking at pedals, etc.?
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I'd like both. There are some instances (like when wearing gloves) where I'd prefer touch id over face id and vice versa
Same here. Face is more convenient than touch if I only had to pick one but there are so many instances where my face isn’t in view and the fingerprint would be faster. Looking forward to it coming back!
Apple should offer 2 exact models, same specs but one with real full screen+US touch ID and the other with the notch and Face ID, same price, same oher specs, lets see which one the consumer prefers.
this would be a real surprise for many many of us, (even for those who say face ID but finally would buy the FaceID model again XD)
face ID problem if the extra swipe for access home screen and the notch, the notch is like a permanent black stain in the eyes or eye cataracts
this would be a real surprise for many many of us, (even for those who say face ID but finally would buy the FaceID model again XD)
face ID problem if the extra swipe for access home screen and the notch, the notch is like a permanent black stain in the eyes or eye cataracts
You have to pick it up and hold it against your face or lean over... use your head bro
Never seen anybody ever able to type a text message on their iPhone even remotely readable with their eyes closed. Never seen anybody able to drive for extended times with their eyes closed and not wreck the car. I can however type on a keyboard 100% at 80 wpm with my eyes closed.
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Also needs to fix the false positives for the old Touch ID and have a better, not worse solution.
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As a motorcyclist I prefer Touch ID; it's significantly easier to remove a glove than my helmet.
it is.
ergonomics remain an issue with Face ID.it simply doesn’t work in certain common situations such as when the device is laid flat on a table,or when user is laid side ways on a bed.or in situations where you can’t stare at it for whatever reason even for few seconds.it’s a pain in the ass.
none of that limitations with Touch ID.just a quick touch,no looking needed,no blind angles,no nothing.
you just can’t argue with that.
Except if your hands are cold, wet, dirty or you are wearing gloves. Then Face ID is superior. Limitations of use in common scenarios are the Achilles heel of Touch ID.
Controversial opinion: I like both TouchID AND FaceID *runs and hides* I swap between both daily and it’s never an issue for me 
How many people have constantly wet hands AND need to use a phone with those wet hands vs rest of the world?
I sincerely doubt you would know. OnePlus for example made it easier, faster and more reliant than FaceID. Even Apple seems to know so, so unless you think you can outsmart them, I think you should reconsider your standpoint.
Touch is definitely far superior for Apple Pay for this reason. I can grab the phone and double tap home and hold and move the phone to the reader DING DONE all in one fluid motion. Much quicker than double hit power look at the phone and then finally move it to the terminal.
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Yes and for getting new apps. If they don't bring in backup TouchID, at least make a less clunky way than double tap power for those two things with FaceID.
using the iPad mini 5 has made me miss Touch ID for certain situations....hopefully we do get both.