The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Secrets

Re:The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Se... by dalyons on Friday October 05, 2018 @12:22PM (#18149374)

I wish you could teach it multiple faces, because it doesn’t work for me if I have stuff on my head, like a bike helmet and sunglasses, or ski goggles, etc

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Re:The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Se... by kaokien on Friday October 05, 2018 @12:38PM (#18149540)

In iOS 12 you can set an alternate face. You know have two total faces you can set for FaceID.

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Re:The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Se... by dalyons on Friday October 05, 2018 @07:32PM (#18152564)

Amazing. I did not know this, thanks!

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Re:The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Se... by rconti on Friday October 05, 2018 @06:13PM (#18152160)

Huh. My iPhone X works perfectly with FaceID, since iOS11, clipped to my bicycle handlebars. I swipe up, glance down, and it recognizes me + bike helmet + polarized sport sunglasses + blue sky behind me. Seems like that's about as tough a use case as it could get short of a scarf covering my face (in which case I don't really think I want FaceID to work anyway).

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Re:The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Se... by cycrutchfield on Friday October 05, 2018 @04:41PM (#18151562)

Could be that your sunglasses block the faceID scanner. I have some brands of sunglasses that do not work with faceID, but other brands that work perfectly. I imagine it depends on the filter they apply to the lenses.

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Re:The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Se... by abakker on Friday October 05, 2018 @12:32PM (#18149482)

It works fine for me with safety goggle, bike helmet, etc.

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Re:The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Se... by Eugr on Friday October 05, 2018 @12:33PM (#18149493)

Actually, you can. iOS 12 supports "alternate appearances" - you can find it in Face ID settings.

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Re:The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Se... by mediocrejoker on Friday October 05, 2018 @01:08PM (#18149809)

Do you really want anyone with a helmet to be able to unlock it?

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Re:The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Se... by matthewmacleod on Friday October 05, 2018 @12:34PM (#18149509)

iOS 12 now supports this. I don't know how well it will work with a helmet or ski goggles though, but it's worth a shot!

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