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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by colejohnson66 on Thursday September 14, 2017 @02:55PM (#15251286)
> The Pixel handset has the fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone.

How would I use my phone on a desk without lifting it up? I can do that with TouchID, but if the sensor is on the back, I can’t.

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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by kibwen on Thursday September 14, 2017 @04:01PM (#15251982)
I confess, never in my years of phone ownership have I had that specific use case, or considered that it might be important for others. Do you find yourself doing that often? If so, can I ask what for?
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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by CocaKoala on Thursday September 14, 2017 @04:34PM (#15252275)
You can't really do that with the face id either, unless you loom over your desk in an awkward way.
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Re:Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security by colejohnson66 on Thursday September 14, 2017 @04:55PM (#15252443)
From their promo video of iPhone X, FaceID works at angles over 45° (see the swimmer portion)
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